Jerusalem Post - 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 by the online news magazine Politico, the prime minister’s Jewish conservative backers in the United States say they will be “taking attendance” of delegates during Netanyahu’s remarks.
"This is, I think a critical visit by the prime minister," Matt Brooks, the executive director of the Republican Jewish Coalition, told Politico. "If these Democrats would rather put partisan politics ahead of principle and walk out on the prime minister of Israel, then we have an obligation to make that known."
The Republican Jewish Coalition is backed by casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, a Netanyahu benefactor and key GOP donor.
Brooks' remarks implicitly suggest that Adelson would devote some of his massive resources to publicly highlight which Democratic lawmakers do not turn up for Netanyahu's speech.
“We will commit whatever resources we need to make sure that people are aware of the facts, that given the choice to stand with Israel and Prime Minister Netanyahu in opposition to a nuclear Iran, they chose partisan interests and to stand with President Obama,” Brooks said.
Mort Klein, the head of the Zionist Organization of America, told Politico that any Democrat who boycotts Netanyahu's speech is guilty of being "anti-patriotic and anti-American."
“We will, of course, be publicly condemning any Democrats who don’t show up for the speech - unless they have a doctor’s note,” said Klein.
4 comments:
At least Bernie isn't buying in to it:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/09/bernie-sanders-netanyahu_n_6646274.html
Please file under 'Own Worst Enemy.'
This is written like there are actually some Democrats out there who oppose the State of Israel in some meaningful way. At the height of the last assault on Gaza, when there was almost unanimous international condemnation of Israel's war crimes, every member of the U.S. Congress voted to support Israel unequivically with millions more dollars in aid, plus more arms to further the assault. That includes Bernie Sanders. I think his, and any Democrat's progressive tendencies are either a show, or will be overridden by their dedication to supporting big business and U.S. global hegemony. They do not represent a leftist view, as is commonly thought by Americans.
Jeffry,
With regards to Bernie's adherence to progressive values, he has been walking the walk for decades.
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