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During her four years as secretary of state, Hillary Clinton used her personal email account exclusively and did not have a government email address, The New York Times reports. This may have violated the Federal Records Act, which requires that.
Congress invites Netanyahu to rebut Obama on Iran, and.
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahus Speech to Congress, May 24, 2011 (Photo: Avi Ochayon/GPO) (Image courtesy Mondoweiss) And on MSNBC today,. But new sanctions passed by this Congress, at this moment in time, will all but guarantee that diplomacy fails ��� alienating America from its allies; and ensuring that Iran starts up its nuclear program again. It doesnt make sense. That is why I will veto any new sanctions bill that threatens to undo this��.
Many Dems skipping Bibi speech wont snub AIPAC.
Several House Democrats who are skipping Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus speech to Congress arent extending the snub to the nations top pro-Israel activists. At least one member of Congress who is��.
Netanyahu Pre-Deplores Bad Deal on Irans Nuclear Program
Israels prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, made his disapproval of a potential agreement over Irans nuclear program clear both before and after meeting with Secretary of State John Kerry.. The New York Times News Blog. Search. The two clips of Mr. Netanyahus comments pre-deploring the nuclear deal echoed very similar remarks he made the day before, when he told a visiting delegation from the United States Congress, including Representative Michele��.
Israeli leader faces pressure to cancel US Congress speech
The differences are especially glaring when it comes to the Iranian nuclear issue. Netanyahu has identified a nuclear-armed Iran as the single greatest threat to his country and says its nuclear program must be dismantled. Israeli pressure, featuring.
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. nuclear program. Netanyahus speech is aimed at derailing an agreement; the prime minister says the deal would allow Iran to retain some nuclear capability, and since Israel is within missile range of Iran, that would pose an existential threat to Israel.. Gregory Meeks of New York will watch the address in his office with local officials visiting Washington to attend the annual conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a spokesperson said. DeGettes��.
Kerry says Netanyahu was wrong the last time he pushed.
Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus opposition to a potential nuclear deal with Iran, calling it as wrongheaded as the prime ministers backing of the Iraq War... ���However, according to a report published by The New York Times on Tuesday, the U.S. military not only recovered massive stockpiles of chemical weapons in Iraq, including in the Muthanna complex now controlled by ISIS, it actively attempted��.
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During her four years as secretary of state, Hillary Clinton used her personal email account exclusively and did not have a government email address, The New York Times reports. This may have violated the Federal Records Act, which requires that.
Americans oppose Netanyahu invite 2-to-1, but Dershowitz.
Dershowitz lamented that Obamas conduct has been a source of concern for quite some time, warning that a bad deal with Iran would be worse than no deal at all. Dershowitz.. Peter King, a Republican Congressman from New York, who staunchly defended Netanyahu and the speech, while pinning the blame for tensions between Washington and Jerusalem on Obamas shoulders.. It was almost shocking to see Netanyahu criticized so harshly in political speak.
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During her four years as secretary of state, Hillary Clinton used her personal email account exclusively and did not have a government email address, The New York Times reports. This may have violated the Federal Records Act, which requires that.
Haaretz claims that a nuclear bomb exploding in Israel is.
There is plenty to fisk in Peter Beinarts Haaretz article criticizing Elie Wiesel for defending Netanyahus upcoming speech to Congress. But for today, lets look at only one aspect. Last week, The New York Times and��.
Washington - Angry Over Israelis Planned Speech, Dems.
Netanyahu says an accord could make it easier for Iran eventually to develop nuclear weapons. Iran says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only. Obama says he will reject any deal that doesnt safeguard Israel and��.
Why Netanyahu sees much-criticized address to Congress as a net gain (+video)
At an election debate hosted by the Times of Israel, Michael Oren, Netanyahus former ambassador to Washington who is now campaigning against him, said the Israeli leader had crossed a line and should deliver the speech on Iran at another venue.
Obama Sends Top Officials to Address Jewish Group
WASHINGTON ��� President Obama will send Susan E. Rice, his national security adviser, and Samantha Power, his envoy to the United Nations, to speak to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee at its conference here next week, officials at the White.
Criticizing Netanyahu doesnt mean youre anti-Israel (or anti.
In the past three years, Ive yet to hear Netanyahu veer markedly from his standard talking points about the dangers of Iran obtaining a nuclear-weapons capability. He gave a speech to Congress in 2011 outlining his��.
A Bad Mistake
The decision by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and House Speaker John Boehner to cook up an address to Congress by Netanyahu on why the U.S. should get tougher on Iran is churlish, reckless and, for the future of Israeli-American relations.
Preview of PM Benjamin Netanyahus Controversial Speech Before Congress
. and Irans nuclear program. With threaten Israels existence. Right now. No deal exists. No partial deal exists. And a less Iran is able to make the difficult decisions it will be Rupp. And Dan President Obama will not meet with Israeli prime.
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Im Chuck Todd, and joining me to provide insight and analysis this morning are radio talk show host Hugh Hewitt, Helene Cooper of The New York Times, Maria Hinojosa, host of NPRs Latino U.S.A., and Chris Cillizza of The Washington Post.. I.
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Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu sparred over Irans nuclear program, the US leader pointedly warning that the Israeli premier had been wrong about the issue before.. Interviewed at the White House, Obama moved to dial back tensions over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus planned speech to Congress on Tuesday opposing the Iran deal, saying it was a distraction that would not be. The Nuclear Talks With Iran, Explained ��� New York Times.
Washington - Nobel Winner Elie Wiesel Lends Support To.
Washington - Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel is lending his support to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus March 3 speech to Congress on the dangers of Irans nuclear program - an address that has. rabbi, Shmuley Boteach, said on Thursday he is placing full-page advertisements in two of the leading U.S. newspapers, The New York Times and The Washington Post, featuring Wiesels endorsement of Netanyahus speech.
Netanyahu, in Speech to Congress, Criticizes Bad Deal on Iran Nuclear Program
Photo by Doug Mills/The New York Times.. WASHINGTON ��� Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel used one of the most prominent platforms in the world on Tuesday to warn against what he called a ���bad deal��� being negotiated with Iran to freeze its.
Bibis boycotters
The number of Democrats sitting out Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus controversial joint address to Congress has grown in recent days but the nearly three dozen boycotters are only a fraction of the 232 Democrats in Congress. For the rest.
Congress invites Netanyahu to rebut Obama on Iran, and.
President Obama vowed to veto sanctions on Iran and give negotiations time during his State of the Union speech, but in a rebuke to the president House speaker John Boehner has invited Israeli PM Netanyahu to speak to a joint session of Congress on Feb. 11.. But new sanctions passed by this Congress, at this moment in time, will all but guarantee that diplomacy fails ��� alienating America from its allies; and ensuring that Iran starts up its nuclear program again.
Dear Mr. Netanyahu, please dont cancel your speech
In fact, so many Americans will conclude that there should be no military response to Irans nuclear program that they will enable Obama to reach a deal with Iran, and help to end the cold war between the U.S. and Iran that has helped to make the Middle East an east-west battleground. 2.. The intelligence community in the United States believe there is no hard evidence that Iran has decided to build a nuclear bomb, the New York Times finally reported on Saturday.
For Hillary and Bibi, a long and sometimes fraught relationship
If Netanyahu survives an election this month, the same issues that cloud the U.S.-Israel relationship now ��� negotiations with the Palestinians and a disagreement over outreach to Iran that turned sharply bitter over Netanyahus Tuesday address ��� will.
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During her four years as secretary of state, Hillary Clinton used her personal email account exclusively and did not have a government email address, The New York Times reports. This may have violated the Federal Records Act, which requires that.
Politicking in America is nothing new for Netanyahu
Israel will hold elections exactly two weeks after Netanyahus speech to Congress Tuesday about the Iran nuclear negotiations, and that scene opens one of the prime ministers latest campaign commercials. He spends the next. His opponents, whove.
The Real Existential Threat Is Not Iran. Its Bibi.
On the eve of his departure to Washington this week, Benjamin Netanyahu told the Israeli press assembled on the airport tarmac that he had a ���sacred duty��� to do everything in his power to protect Israel and the Jewish people from existential threats.
Benjamin Netanyahu Is Playing With Fire
No one can predict with any certainty what the fallout from Benjamin Netanyahus speech to Congress will be until after it takes place next month. And its. And he will be delivering a stern warning to the House and Senate about the dangers of a.
NYT and Matthews warn that Netanyahu speech to.
The New York Times editorializes, and, like Matthews, warns that Congress is ���playing politics on Iran��� in a ���hostile��� manner; and this could lead to war. A move by Congress to pass legislation proposing new sanctions could��.
Israeli leader faces pressure to cancel US Congress speech.
Netanyahu has identified a nuclear-armed Iran as the single greatest threat to his country and says its nuclear program must be dismantled. Israeli pressure, featuring barely veiled threats to attack Iran if necessary,. Fearful that Obama is about to reach a bad deal, Netanyahu jumped at the opportunity to address a joint session of Congress on March 3, two weeks before Israels general election. The invitation was issued by the Republican speaker of the House of��.
Netanyahu Says Its Astonishing That Iran Nuclear Talks Are
���It is astonishing that even after the recent [International Atomic Energy Agency] report determined that Iran is continuing to hide the military components of its nuclear program, the nuclear talks are with it are proceeding,��� Netanyahu. The Obama administration for weeks has been criticizing Netanyahu both publicly and privately over his acceptance of an invitation from House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) to address a joint session of Congress in early March to��.