Deputy Israeli Foreign Minister Tzachi Hanegbi appeared on a Tel Aviv radio program today and completely threw John Boehner under a bus. Mr. Hanegbi insisted that the invitation for Netanyahu to speak before a Joint Session of Congress had been misrepresented.
“It appears that the speaker of Congress made a move, in which we trusted, but which it ultimately became clear was a one sided move and not a move by both sides.”
…The interviewer asked if that meant Netanyahu had been “misled” into believing Boehner’s invitation was bipartisan, a characterization Hanegbi did not contest.
Asked whether the prime minister should cancel or postpone the speech, Hanegbi said: “What would the outcome be then? The outcome would be that we forsake an arena in which there is a going to be a very dramatic decision (on Iran).”
In other words, it’s not Netanyahu’s fault that the Democrats don’t want him to address Congress and he’s going to do it anyway. If you’ve got a problem with that, blame John Boehner because he’s not very good at his job.
It’s an all-weather excuse, but it isn’t going to unruffle any feathers.
Not taking responsibility and blaming someone else is so … narcissistic.
Note: It’s wrongly stated in the press as an address before a Joint Session of Congress!
See my earlier comment – Dermer and Boehner: Masterminds of Bibi’s Speech.
Waiter! I’ll have another cup of schadenfreude, please.
And for Bibi a piece of cake. Or two pieces, since he wants to have it and eat it too.
So the approved message is “we were misled by a fool about what a bad idea this was, but we’re goin’ forward anyway, because morality”? The US (and world!) needs to hear another “Colin at the UN” speech vis-a-vis Demonic Iran, and if Bibi has to do it himself, then sobeit!
Yes, of course Bibi shouldn’t be expected to “forsake an arena” like this, because the leader of every friendly nation has a “right” to address a joint session of Congress on a diplomatic matter involving another country. The new King of SA is on right after Bibi!
Everyone’s to blame but Netanyahoo, it appears, very clever diplomacy. Maybe Boner will now develop a “scheduling conflict”, haha…
Stay classy, Bibi.
The whole stupid incident just seems to keep getting worse and worse. Let’s see have Boner wriggles out of this.
I must have missed something…what is this very dramatic decision? I thought the President convinced the Dems to stand down on any more sanctions on Iran.
Yes, for the time being, but the Israeli public doesn’t need to know that. What’s important before the election is that they think their “babysitter” is able to manipulate the US government, whether it’s true (as usual) or not (this could really be the time).
I still cannot believe that ad his campaign ran lol. “Bibisitter”? Really?
This is turning into pure comedy gold. The only unfunny part is that, to judge by the polls, Israeli voters are as stupid as Kansas voters.
Just another reason to nail Boehner to the wall using this pronouncement as we as numerous others against him. Can you say TREASON!
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So, what do ya think Scalise is going to do? Will he shake Bibi’s hand or just not show up? I am positive David Duke will be watching.