US Jewish hawks threaten to ‘shame’ Democrats who skip Netanyahu speech in Congress

[Vic Tree]

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s allies on the political Right in the United States said they plan to publicly castigate any Democratic representative who skips the premier’s scheduled speech next month before a joint session of Congress.

As reported Friday by the online newsmagazine Politico, the prime minister’s Jewish conservative backers in the United States say they will be “taking attendance” of delegates during Netanyahu’s remarks.

Democrats angry about the premier’s speech – which was orchestrated by House Speaker John Boehner and Israel’s ambassador to Washington, Ron Dermer, without the knowledge of the White House and State Department - were reportedly toying with the idea of not attending as a show of protest.

A senior Israeli official suggested on Friday that Netanyahu had been misled into thinking an invitation to address the US Congress on Iran next month was fully supported by the Democrats.

http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/US-Jewish-hawks-threaten-to-shame-Democrats-who-skip-Netanyahu-speech-in-Congress-390255

Priceless!

[Mike Nelson]

1. I would be ashamed to...

...attend!

[freshwest]

2. It's a 'damned if you do, damned if you don't' for Dems and GOP win either way. It's about 2016.

It's not about Iran, Israel or the USA. It's about giving the remnants of the nation to the Koch brothers. Period.

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

7. Yep...and we are gonna give it to them even if we elect Hillary, not because she wants to, but

because we are just not paying attention, for every person on DU who is informed about ALEC and the Koch bros, there are not ten but ONE HUNDRED who have no clue.

[Thinkingabout]

3. The Jewish conservatives may be taking attendance, count on others to be taking attendance as well,

Of the ones who attend. The Jewish Conservatives should be telling Netanyahu to go through proper protocol.

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

4. It was too soon, we should have elected Hillary, let the right tear her apart for 8 yrs solely

based on the fact that she is a woman.

We put Barack in and the rightwing sees nothing but red and shiny flickerings in their brains (like if you were going insane) when they think about him, it was too soon.

The right is vastly too immature for Obama.

[mrJJ]

5. BiBi's Re Election Ploy

Anti-Defamation League Urges Benjamin Netanyahu To Cancel Congress Speech.

Abrahm Foxman, the group's national director and a leading voice in the Jewish community, told The Jewish Daily Forward that the controversy over Netanyahu's speech is unhelpful. He added that Netanyahu should stay home.

[orpupilofnature57]

6. And they should wear the shame as a badge of Honor, lobby abuse of the lowest kind !!

RFK very likely was killed for supporting Israel, Shame him or FDR who without his support there would have been no state of Israel, he would of been ashamed of his role, if he had a chance to hear Netanyahu .

[procon]

8. How many Representatives and Senators does the state of Israel have in the US Congress?

I forget... is Benjamin Netanyahu a Representative or a Senator?

[Vic Tree]

9. The really important word isn't "have"

It's "own."

[procon]

10. yeah, that, too. nt

[elias7]

11. Not really an appropriate comment.

It's really a matter of loyalty test for American Jews. Do you side with Israel or with the US?

Who do you think the Jews own?

[aquart]

13. I'm always rattled by the raging, unfettered anti-semitism at DU.

Yeah, Jews have all the money and Israel can afford to buy anyone.

Yeah, that's the ticket.

[procon]

14. Puhleeze... even with extra shinola that tired old canard never made sense

To criticize the foreign and domestic policies of any country does not equate to "antisemitism".

To opine on the politics and/or the political leaders of another country is not "antisemitism".

When you try to use that specious tactic to squelch the discussions that fault Israel's actions, you become antithetical to the democratic process of free and open debate of important issues. In future, perhaps you could try to find a more intelligent arguement to express your unbridled support of a foreign country rather than simply chucking out thes transparent slurs.

[aquart]

12. Good luck with that, disloyal pigs.

Bibi needs to lose this election.