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Israel News Why Israel Lobby Is Biggest Casualty of Feud Over Benjamin Netanyahu’s Speech
The raging dispute between Benjamin Netanyahu and the White House over the Israeli prime minister’s planned speech to Congress has badly damaged relations between the two countries and destroyed any semblance of trust between the leaders of two of the closest allies on earth. But the biggest casualties may be the normally omnipotent pro-Israel lobby…
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Fast Forward Is Benjamin Netanyahu Speech to Congress ‘Propaganda’ for Israel Vote?
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress can be broadcast in Israel without violating election propaganda laws, the country’s attorney general said. Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein made the ruling on Wednesday, when he rejected a petition filed by the left-wing Meretz Party with the Central Election Committee, which asked the committee to prevent media outlets…
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Fast Forward Top Senator Patrick Leahy Won’t Attend ‘Tawdry’ Speech by Benjamin Netanyahu
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) called Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned speech to Congress “tawdry” and said he would not attend, the most senior Democrat in the Senate to say he will stay away. “The unfortunate way that House leaders have unilaterally arranged this, and then heavily politicized it, has demolished the potential constructive value of this Joint…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Insists Congress Speech Is On
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, fending off criticism at home and abroad, said on Tuesday he remained determined to speak before the U.S. Congress next month on Iran’s nuclear program. “I am going to the United States not because I seek a confrontation with the President, but because I must fulfill my obligation to speak…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Mulls Backing Down on Speech to Republican Congress
(Reuters) — Israeli officials are considering amending the format of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned address to the U.S. Congress next month to try to calm some of the partisan furore the Iran-focused speech has provoked. Netanyahu is due to address a joint session of Congress about Iran’s nuclear program on March 3, just two…
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Israel News Benjamin Netanyahu Backers Insist He Technically Didn’t Snub Barack Obama Over Speech
Conservative supporters of Benjamin Netanyahu are now claiming President Obama was not blindsided by the controversial speech to Congress because the Israeli premier’s office only confirmed the event after the White House was informed. Right-wing backers of Netanyahu say the timing of the official announcement — highlighted by a correction in a New York Times…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Compares Congress Speech With Trip to Paris After Terror
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to make a controversial speech to Congress and compared the appearance to his journey to Paris after last month’s terror attacks against Jews. “I went to Paris not just as the prime minister of Israel but as a representative of the entire Jewish people,” Netanyahu said during a conference…
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Israel News Reform’s Rick Jacobs Presses Benjamin Netanyahu To Call Off Speech to Congress
Pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cancel his planned speech to a joint meeting of Congress is building among mainstream pro-Israel leaders, leading to an increasingly divisive split in the Jewish community. Some leaders are speaking out publically against the speech, scheduled for March 3, arguing the controversy is becoming a major distraction…
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