The irony of this situation — Democrats characterize Netanyahu’s upcoming congressional speech as a partisan act, so what’s the Democrat’s solution? Invite Netanyahu to a Democrat-only meeting ! Fortunately, the Prime Minister didn’t take the bait. Some have announced a boycott (e.g. local “Israel-in-her-DNA” Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky) to the Joint Session of Congress, effectively maneuvering against the State of Israel’s duly elected leader. Bibi will be addressing security issues of major concern not only to Israel but to Europe, the United States and everywhere Iran’s ICBM’s can one day reach. Netanyahu shouldn’t be muzzled just because he takes issue with a deal that many nuclear experts criticize. That Obama, Biden and Kerry have all declined to meet with him at such a critical time is scandalous.

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by Bridget Johnson
February 25, 2015

Two prominent Senate Democrats invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to sit down with their caucus while he’s in town next week — he said thanks, but no thanks. Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) extended the invite to the prime minister on Monday in a letter first reported by Bloomberg. Netanyahu accepting the invitation to address a joint session of Congress, they wrote, “sacrifices deep and well-established cooperation on Israel for short-term partisan points — something that should never be done with Israeli security and which we feel could have lasting repercussions. To maintain Israel’s dialogue with both political parties in Congress, we invite you to a closed-door meeting with Democratic senators during your upcoming visit to Washington,” Durbin and Feinstein wrote. …Reuters obtained the decline, which wasn’t released publicly by Netanyahu’s office. READ MORE