Tag Archives: Congressman John Boehner

Boehner: Congress Doesn’t Have Votes to Stop Iran Deal

BLOOMBERG by Eli Lake April 27, 2015 The top ranking Republican in Congress privately acknowledged this weekend that his party doesn’t have enough votes to overcome a veto of any resolution disapproving the nuclear-weapons deal President Barack Obama hopes to reach with Iran. Speaking … Continue reading

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Biden to skip Netanyahu’s speech before Congress

JERUSALEM POST by Michael Wilner, Staff February 6, 2015 Vice President Joe Biden will not be attending Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech before a joint session of Congress next month. A statement released by aides to Biden, who is usually in … Continue reading

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Biden, other Democrats may skip Netanyahu’s speech

TIMES OF ISRAEL by Judah Ari Gross February 4, 2015 US Vice President Joe Biden and other Democrats may boycott a speech by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in front of Congress next month, as the administration stews over the appearance, … Continue reading

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A Speech Netanyahu Must Give

WALL STREET JOURNAL by Bret Stephens February 2, 2015 Even friends of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are second-guessing his decision to accept House Speaker John Boehner ’s invitation to address Congress next month on the subject of Iran, over loud objections … Continue reading

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Israeli Ambassador: Netanyahu Never Meant to Disrespect Obama

ATLANTIC MONTHLY by Jeffrey Goldberg January 30, 2015 Ron Dermer answers questions about John Boehner and Iran…The speaker’s office initially reached out to me regarding the idea of the prime minister giving a speech less than two weeks before an … Continue reading

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An unwelcome ally: White House’s bizarre pique on Bibi invite

NEW YORK POST by Rich Lowry January 26, 2015 ….According to David Rogers of Politico, the speaker’s office had tried to coordinate with the White House on a prior invitation to Netanyahu, back in 2011, and got no response. More … Continue reading

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Israel’s US envoy: PM’s planned Congress speech ‘a sacred duty’

TIMES OF ISRAEL by Staff January 26, 2015 Israel’s Ambassador to the US Ron Dermer defended on Sunday Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned speech before the US Congress on March 3, just two weeks before Israeli national elections, saying it … Continue reading

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Mossad, in rare move, denies it contradicted Netanyahu by lobbying against stiffer Iran sanctions

JERUSALEM POST by Herb Keinon January 22, 2015 US Secretary of State John Kerry had stated that an Israeli intelligence official said a tougher sanctions bill at this time would be “like throwing a grenade into the process.” In an … Continue reading

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Iran, Obama, Boehner and Netanyahu

JERUSALEM POST by Caroline Glick January 22, 2015 Iran has apparently produced an intercontinental ballistic missile whose range far exceeds the distance between Iran and Israel, and between Iran and Europe. On Wednesday night, Channel 2 showed satellite imagery taken … Continue reading

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