Bibi boycott grows prior to speech

[applegrove]

Bibi boycott grows prior to speech

By Mike Lillis at the Hill

http://thehill.com/homenews/news/234398-bibi-boycott-grows-ahead-of-address

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Almost a quarter of House Democrats will boycott Tuesday’s congressional address by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The defections, which point to the increasingly strained relations between the White House and the Israeli government, have injected a partisan edge to the issue of U.S. support for Israel, which has historically been overwhelming from both sides of the aisle.

At least 55 Democrats — eight senators and 47 House members — are vowing to skip the speech, in which Netanyahu is expected to deliver a stinging rebuke of President Obama’s Iran strategy even as the administration is attempting to wrap up delicate talks with Iranian leaders over the future of their nuclear program.

Vice President Biden, who is traveling abroad, will be another glaring absence. Late Monday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) added her name to the list, according to the Boston Globe.



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[mountain grammy]

1. Just emailed my senator and representative for the 3rd time

and asked them to please skip the speech. Also had to ask my senator, a fucking Democrat, to please not vote to override the Keystone XL veto. He says he will, asshole.