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Opinion Benjamin Netanyahu’s Iran Exaggerations Now Clear for All To See
Say what you will, the latest intelligence leak to hit the world headlines couldn’t have come at a worse time for Benjamin Netanyahu. Just a week before the Israeli prime minister’s congressional address on the Iranian nuclear threat, a document from his own spy agency turns up and shows that his dark warnings about Iran…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Facing High Risk and Little Reward From Speech to Congress
(Reuters) — When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accepted an invitation to address the U.S. Congress two weeks before an Israeli election, there appeared to be little downside. As the appointment draws near, the potential pitfalls are growing. The primary objective was to warn U.S. lawmakers about the risks of a deal on Iran’s nuclear program and…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Accuses West of Allowing Nuclear Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday rebuffed criticism in Washington of his plans to speak in Congress, accusing world powers of forsaking a pledge to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons. “I respect the White House and the President of the United States but on such a fateful matter, that can determine whether or…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Says No to Meeting With Democratic Senators
(Reuters) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declined on Tuesday an invitation to meet with U.S. Senate Democrats during his trip to Washington next week. “Though I greatly appreciate your kind invitation to meet with Democratic Senators, I believe that doing so at this time could compound the misperception of partisanship regarding my upcoming visit,” Netanyahu…
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Fast Forward Would Jeb Bush Policy on Israel Resemble Dad — or Brother?
(JTA) — As clearly as Jeb Bush has stated that he does not want his foreign policy chops assessed against that of his brother — or his father — his choice in advisers has only made things murkier, especially when it comes to Israel. Of 21 advisers to the former Florida governor and putative presidential…
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Fast Forward 2 Top Democratic Senators Invite Bibi for Meeting
(Reuters) — Two senior U.S. Senate Democrats invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to a closed-door meeting with Democratic senators during his upcoming visit to Washington, warning that making U.S.-Israeli relations a partisan political issue could have “lasting repercussions.” Senators Richard Durbin and Dianne Feinstein extended the invitation “to maintain Israel’s dialog with…
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Opinion Speech-Gate Won’t Dethrone Benjamin Netanyahu — But Bottle Deposits Might
It’s been a month since Benjamin Netanyahu first infuriated the White House by accepting a Republican invitation to address Congress and attack the president’s Iran policy. A month in which American Middle East watchers have been asking anyone they could find whether the resulting chill in U.S.-Israeli relations would hurt the Israeli prime minister in…
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Fast Forward 23 Democrats Call on GOP To Delay Benjamin Netanyahu Speech
Twenty-three Democrats wrote John Boehner, the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, urging him to delay Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress. The letter, sent to Rep. Boehner (R-Ohio) on Thursday, was spearheaded by Reps. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) and Keith Ellison (D-Minn.). It said the March 3 speech was…
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