OBAMA USES LAME EXCUSE TO SNUB NETANYAHU

The White House says it does not want to influence the Israeli elections when it’s no secret that the Obama administration is working behind the scene to defeat Netanyahu

Obama and Netanyahu obviously cannot stand each other. The White House is pissed off that Netanyahu accepted an invitation by House Speaker John Boehner to address a joint session of Congress on February 11 without first clearing it with the president. The White House claims to have a long standing policy of not wanting to influence foreign elections through meetings with foreign leaders up for election. Obama believes that meeting with Netanyahu would influence the upcoming Israeli elections. It probably would help Netanyahu.

But here is just one more example of why Obama is our “Liar-in-Chief.” It’s no secret that the Administration is working behind the scene to defeat Obama's nemesis, Israeli Prime Minister Binjamin Netanyahu.

OBAMA WON’T MEET WITH NETANYAHU DURING CONTROVERSIAL U.S. VISIT
White House says it's too close to Israel's elections

By Oliver Knox

Yahoo News
January 22, 2015

President Barack Obama will not meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the latter's controversial March 3 visit to Washington, the White House announced Thursday, saying it risked looking like the Administration was trying to influence Israel's March 17 elections.

"The president will not be meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu because of the proximity to the Israeli election, which is just two weeks after his planned address to the U.S. Congress," National Security Council spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan said in a emailed statement.

“As a matter of long-standing practice and principle, we do not see heads of state or candidates in close proximity to their elections, so as to avoid the appearance of influencing a democratic election in a foreign country," she said.

Netanyahu's visit has further strained already difficult relations with Obama. Republican House Speaker John Boehner invited Netanyahu to address a joint meeting of Congress for the express purpose of challenging the president's approach to Islamist extremism and negotiations with Iran over that country's nuclear program. The White House, which found out about the visit from Boehner's office, accused Israel of breaching diplomatic protocol under which foreign leaders advise host leaders of pending visits.

Netanyahu has made no secret of his opposition to ongoing talks with Iran, saying that Tehran cannot be trusted to abandon its ability to build a nuclear weapon that could directly threaten Israel. His visit will come as the White House tries to tamp down a move in Congress to pass legislation that envisions new economic sanctions on Iran if no satisfactory comprehensive nuclear deal can be reached.

"The president has been clear about his opposition to Congress passing new legislation on Iran that could undermine our negotiations and divide the international community," said Meehan. "The president has had many conversations with the Prime Minister on this matter, and I am sure they will continue to be in contact on this and other important matters.”