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Hillary Maintains Silence on Netanyahu Speech After Years of Anti-Israel Comments

Hillary Clinton, the all but declared candidate and frontrunner to win the 2016 Democratic Presidential Nomination, spent Tuesday in the heart of Washington– mere blocks away from the visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu– yet still refused to issue any comments or statements about the extraordinarily high profile visit. Nor, apparently, has there been much pressure from the mainstream media for her to comment.

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Jon Stewart Uses Netanyahu Speech to Mock Jewish Women as Frigid

After Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress Tuesday, Republican South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham was right to apologize for a comment he made about House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s “surgeries.” What’s surprising, though, is that this was not the

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New York Times: Netanyahu Speech Makes Iran Deal A Tougher Sell For Obama

The left-wing New York Times opined on Tuesday that President Obama will have a much tougher time selling the case for a nuclear deal with Iran to the American people following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s powerful speech to a joint session of Congress. In his speech, the Israeli leader warned about the grave threat to the world posed by a nuclear-armed Iranian regime.

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Dermer: Bibi Couldn’t Wait Until After Elections

Israeli Ambassador Ron Dermer argued that Prime Minister Netanyahu couldn’t wait until after Israel’s elections to speak before Congress because “a deal may be signed now” on Wednesday’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” on MSNBC. “The problem is — is a deal

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Levin: Obama Wants ‘Like-Minded Leftist’ In Israel

Talk radio host and author of “The Liberty Amendments,” Mark Levin argued that “Obama wants…a like-minded leftist in Israel” on Tuesday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel. “Past presidents have worked with the Russians, and any other government to try

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Dem Rep Gabbard: ‘I’m Cynical’ About Iran Deal

Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) reported “I’m cynical about whether this deal can happen” regarding US negotiations with Iran on Tuesday’s “On the Record” on the Fox News Channel. “I think you have to talk about enrichment, the fact that that

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Watch: Pelosi Turns Back on Netanyahu

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) turned her back to Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu during his speech before Congress on Tuesday. During a standing ovation for Netanyahu saying “this is why, as Prime Minister of Israel, I can promise you

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‘Crunch Time for U.S., Israel’: Royce Reacts to Bibi Speech

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) on Tuesday reacted to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s historic address to Congress by warning that time is of the essence, writing that it is now “crunch time” for the U.S. and Israel in the face of a growing terrorist threat.

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WH Slams Congress Members for Smiling, Applauding Bibi

Tuesday at the White House press briefing, press secretary Josh Earnest criticized what he believes was “theatrical” behavior of some Congress members in attendance at Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to a joint session of Congress this morning. Earnest

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Obama: I Read Netanyahu Transcript ‘Nothing New’ There

Tuesday from the Oval Office, sitting next to Defense Secretary Ash Carter, President Barack Obama said while he did not watch Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to a joint session of Congress, after reading the transcript he feels “there was nothing new,”

Netanyahu Speech Unites Congress– and Diminishes Obama

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a passionate, inspiring, thoughtful, and “game changing” speech before the American Congress which lasted for about 45 minutes, during which time he was applauded 43 times, often for 15 seconds at a time. His words elicited many standing ovations.

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Pelosi Was ‘Near Tears’ Throughout Netanyahu Speech

Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” Mark Regev, Benjamin Netanyahu’s spokesman, read aloud House minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) emotional statement following the Prime Minister’s address to a joint session of Congress. Host Mitchell read Pelosi’s statement, “I was near

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Gutierrez: GOP Only Likes Netanyahu Because They Hate Obama

Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) said that Republicans support Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu because “they stand up for anybody that criticizes Barack Obama” on Tuesday’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” on MSNBC. “I get why my Republican friends stand up. They stand

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Netanyahu Speech Stirs Anti-Israel Hate on Twitter

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to Congress about the dangers Israel will face if Iran is allowed to build nuclear weapons this morning. The majority of tweets on social media were positive, but many took the opportunity to call Netanyahu a “terrorist” and condemn the existence of Israel.

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Media Live-Snarks Netanyahu’s Plea for Israel’s Survival

Like 9th grade Leftists sitting in the back of the classroom, many members of the American live-snarked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plea for his country’s survival with snide, belittling comments: Washington Post editor Chris Cillizza: — Darth! RT @darth pic.twitter.com/tPMHG6FnUS

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An Uncertain Welcome for Netanyahu at Congressional Stage

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address a joint session of Congress today, cautioning lawmakers against a proposed nuclear deal with Iran. The proximity of the Israeli election and the topic of Netanyahu’s address have drawn criticism from Susan Rice, Nancy Pelosi, and John Kerry. Their objections have not deterred Netanyahu from presenting his case to Congress and the American people.

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Royce Pens Bipartisan Letter to Obama Against Iran Deal

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) and Ranking Member of the Committee Rep. Elliot Engel (D-NY) distributed an undated, bipartisan letter they intend to send to President Barack Obama as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s addresses a joint session of Congress. The letter underscores the widely-held belief that Iran cannot be trusted, particularly when taking into accounting the secretive nature of its past weapons program.

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Rep Chaffetz to Obama on Netanyahu: ‘Get Over It’

Monday on CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer,” Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) said President Barack Obama needs to “get over it” and come see Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu address a joint session of Congress. Chaffetz  scolded the president, saying,

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On Eve of Speech, Obama Smears Netanyahu

President Barack Obama took a stab at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an interview with Reuters on Monday, on the eve of Netanyahu’s controversial speech to a special joint session of Congress on Tuesday morning. Obama said that Netanyahu “made all sorts of claims” about the interim nuclear deal with Iran that turned out to be untrue. Yet Obama mischaracterized Netanyahu’s remarks, and misrepresented Iranian compliance with the terms of the interim deal.

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Where’s Hillary? Usually Omnipresent Dem Frontrunner AWOL on Netanyahu-Obama Split

As the media continues to pepper 2016 Republican presidential candidates with questions on obscure topics ranging from evolutionary biology to medieval Christian theology, Democratic frontrunner and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has not yet been asked, nor has she offered, any word on where she stands regarding the most pressing foreign policy and national security story of the past few weeks: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s highly controversial address to a joint session of the US Congress scheduled for tomorrow.

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