Quote:No matter how you feel about Obama, or our policy towards Israel, or our negotiations with Iran on ending their nuclear program, no matter how you feel about any of that, you have to admit that Netanyahu's decision to come and address a joint session of Congress, without an invitation from the White House, or even consulting the White House, is pretty insulting to the President of the United States. 

 

Even Fox News (Chris Wallace and Shep Smith) has said this is very insulting and a bad thing to do.  

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHWbqwh4PB0

 

Imagine the President going to another country to address members of Parliament without any consultation with the head of state of that country.  

 

It's all a big election stunt by Netanyahu, banking on the idea that insulting the President of the United States will help him win re-election. 

 

The United States is just about Israel's last supporter in the world, and if they lose public support in the United States, they are sunk.   That's what makes this such a stupid political stunt.   Support for Israel has up until now been bipartisan, but actions like this, deliberately and publicly insulting the head of one political party, risks turning that support into a partisan issue.   

 

What a stupid, pointless thing to do.  

 

1.  It's worth keeping in mind that Obama humilated Benjamin Netanyahu in the past.  Including when the Israeli P.M. visited the White House.  I'm no fan of Netanyahu,  who has compromised Israeli greatly by his appeasement.     But at least this time around,  at least for now,  he finally is showing courage.   I wish he would go much further,  taking out Iranian's nuclear program,  regardless what Obama says and does.   But at least it's better than the norm.

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnew...claim.html

 

2.  This is an excellent illustration why I expressed on the MB months ago that I wish Shep Smith was no longer on the Fox News Channel.   There's a difference between not wanting someone on the air than calling for him to be removed from the air.    The perception of Fox being strictly a Conservative News network is so far from reality.    The fact they employed Sally Kohn should have convinced more people of this.  

 

3.  Israel would be far better off without any U.S. Aid.   Israel's annual budget is less than 5 % U.S. aid.   The damage the U.S. aid causes Israel,  especially when there's a hostile ' administration'  such as the current one occupying the oval office,    far exceeds the benefits it provides.   In exchange for the foreign aid,  Israel is told to make concessions that endangers the country substantially.    The U.S. should cut off aid to Israel's enemies,  most,  if not all of which are enemies of the U.S.   Including giving aid to Fatah,  which in reality will always remain a terrorist organization,  regardless of what it's classified by the U.S. and Israeli governments.    Israel's greatest victories ( 1948 and 1967 wars ) were when Israel didn't get U.S. aid.    Israel's destiny isn't dependent on any other nation.

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