israelpolicyforum.org - 5/20/2009
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It's not like the old days on Capitol Hill. For the first time in memory, an Israeli prime minister went up to the Hill only to be bombarded with criticism.
In the past, even if the White House was cool (as it occasionally was prior to the advent of the neocons in 2001), the Israeli ...
politicalnewslive.blogspot.com - 5/14/2009
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An Early Frost: Netanyahu's Failure In Washington
TPMCafe —
... In the past, an Israeli prime minister who got the cold shoulder at the White House could go up to the Hill and feel the love. Not this time. Check this out. The Hill was even frostier than the White House. ...
Netanyahu Clashed With Obama, Congress On Trip
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... Obama publicly disagreed about the relative weight of the two issues. Netanyahu argued that reining in Iran would spur peace efforts, while Obama felt that progress toward peace between Israel and the Palestinians would undermine extremist elements, including Iran.
In a brief statement at Israel's airport on his return, Netanyahu again began with Iran, mentioning the Palestinian issue as third on his list.
Israel's Yedioth Achronoth reported that Netanyahu was similarly at odds with legislators.
"A senior Israeli official who was ...
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