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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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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu’s Feud With White House Deepens as Speech to Congress Looms
(Reuters) — For someone who was educated in the United States, speaks fluent American-accented English and worked as a management consultant in Boston, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sure knows how to rub his closest ally up the wrong way. In surprisingly critical and unvarnished comments on Wednesday, White House spokesman Josh Earnest accused Israel…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Speech-Gate Fails To Shake Defense Cooperation With Israel
(Washington Jewish Week via JTA) — American-Israeli relations may be enduring a challenging period due to the political drama surrounding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s upcoming speech to Congress, but you’d never know it from the recent confirmation hearing for defense secretary nominee Ashton Carter. Carter’s appearance on Feb. 4 before the Senate Armed Services…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Insists ‘Sacred Duty’ To Give Speech to Congress
Speaking to a group of American Jewish leaders, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated his intention to address Congress next month, despite calls for him to cancel the speech. In a speech Monday night to a delegation from the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, Netanyahu said the March 3 address to a…
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Fast Forward Israel Election Chief Rules Benjamin Netanyahu Speech to Congress Needs Tape Delay
The head of Israel’s election commission acted on Monday to limit any pre-election boost Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may get from a March 3 speech to the U.S. Congress in which he will warn of the threat from Iran’s nuclear program. The speech has caused controversy in Israel and the United States, where the Democrats…
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Fast Forward Why Were Jews Omitted as ISIS Targets in War Authorization Bill?
Jewish Republicans want Jews added to a military force authorization bill as one of the minorities threatened by ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.), the sole Jewish Republican in Congress, told CNN on Thursday that in the wake of the apparent ISIS affiliation of a terrorist who last month attacked a kosher…
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Fast Forward Americans Oppose Benjamin Netanyahu Speech to Congress
Nearly half of Americans think the invitation to Benjamin Netanyahu to speak to Congress was inappropriate, but more believe President Barack Obama should meet the Israeli prime minister in Washington. The YouGov poll posted Wednesday showed that 47 percent of respondents said it was “inappropriate” for Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio), the House speaker, to invite…
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Fast Forward John Boehner, Mitt Romney and George W. Bush Will Speak at GOP Jewish Event
Mitt Romney, House Speaker John Boehner and former President George W. Bush will be among the speakers at the Republican Jewish Coalition leadership meeting. Romney, the Republican presidential nominee in 2012 who briefly considered a run this year, was announced as a speaker Wednesday by the RJC. The conference will be held April 24-26 in…
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