US officials: Netanyahu using Congress speech on Iran to 'play politics'

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4618557,00.html

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is "playing politics" with the relationship between Israel and the United States over the Iran issue, CNN quoted a senior Obama administration official as saying on Saturday.

Both President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry have urged Netanyahu not to lobby in favor of new Iran sanctions, the official said.

"We asked the Israelis in private and public to sit tight and the President made clear if a deal wasn't reached he would be the first in line advocating for more sanctions," the official told CNN.
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Obama spoke with Netanyahu on the phone a little over a week before Boehner's announcement that the Israeli premier had accepted his invitation to come speak in front of Congress. Kerry, meanwhile, met for several hours with Dermer a day before the announcement. Neither Netanyahu nor Dermer mentioned the Boehner's invitation to Obama or Kerry, CNN reported.

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1. Sneaky rwingers.