Lapid: Netanyahu destroying ties with US for elections speech

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4618584,00.html

Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid on Saturday criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's planned speech in front of the US Congress, scheduled to take place just two weeks ahead of the Israeli elections.

"Netanyahu is destroying Israel's relations with the United States over an elections speech," Lapid said during a cultural event in Modi'in.

Netanyahu was invited to speak to a joint session of Congress about the Iranian threat by House Speaker John Boehner. The prime minister's speech on Capitol Hill, not far from the White House, was not coordinated with the Obama administration. Both President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry announced they will not meet with Netanyahu during his Washington visit.
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"I've spoken to American officials over the weekend and they are shocked by it. This was done in breach of protocol - the White House is the body with whom (the Israeli government) conducts its day-to-day dealings, including on the negotiations with the Iranians," Lapid added.

[Cha]

1. Kick

[mountain grammy]

2. Overstepping protocol for political reasons?

sounds pretty Republican to me.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

3. Well, Bibi the baby-killer is a right winger, and IMHO was in the tank for Presidential hopeful

Mitt Romney.

It's understandable that assholes of a certain size like Netanyahu and Boner would want to hitch themselves to the wagon of authoritarian hate.

[Jester Messiah]

4. Well, if it brings this alliance to a close, then by all means Bibi, come on and say your piece.

We've taken so much shit and suffered so much for the sake of this awful alliance. Let it end. If Israel wants to keep behaving as they do, they can do it without running off to hide behind us whenever they get called on it.