Obama is having a hissy fit, no sleep over in the White House for Netanyahu! No playing with Obama’s toys! President Barack Obama will not meet Benjamin Netanyahu when the Israeli prime minister makes a controversial visit to the United States in early March. The White House said Thursday that it was a “matter of long-standing practice and principle” that the president not meet candidates or incumbent leaders while they on the campaign trail, as Netanyahu is up for reelection in March.
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An upcoming trip to Washington DC by Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will include an address to a joint session of Congress but not meetings with President Barak Obama or Secretary of State John Kerry. “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,” National Security Council spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan said Thursday. The announcement came a day after a White House spokesperson expressed annoyance that the invitation to address Congress, made by House Speaker John Boehner, was made without consulting the Administration in what was described as “a breach of protocol.” Read More
