PM Netanyahu arrives in the US and Biden, Harris and Blinken aren’t there to greet him.
Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu has just arrived in the US and is, once again, snubbed by the Joe Biden administration.
No one of any status is there to greet their greatest ally in the Middle East, if not the world.
Not Joe Biden. Not Kamala Harris. Not Antony Blinken.
So much for Biden continuing “to perform all of his presidential duties.”
UPDATE: The Cackler will NOT be attending Netanyahu’s speech before Congress on Wednesday either.
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Regardless of private beliefs, there is a duty for the POTUS to meet with the head of a foreign nation, especially a friendly one. If POTUS is sick (or dead), then it’s up to the Vice President to assume those duties. Cackles Harris decided instead to head to Delaware to check on the campaign aparatus
Vice President Kamala Harris will not attend Benjamin Netanyahu’s joint address to Congress but will conduct a separate bilateral meeting with the Israeli prime minister this week at the White House, according to a Harris aide who was granted anonymity to discuss internal plans.
Harris was scheduled to attend an event for the Zeta Phi Beta sorority in Indianapolis before the Israeli prime minister’s address date was set. The conflict allows Harris to circumvent the question of whether to attend the address, a political challenge for many Democrats who oppose the way Israel is conducting the war in Gaza.
In her one-on-meeting with Netanyahu, Harris plans to reiterate her commitment to Israel’s security and right to defend itself but will also “convey her view that it is time for the war to end in a way where Israel is secure, all hostages are released, the suffering of Palestinian civilians in Gaza ends, and the Palestinian people can enjoy their right to dignity, freedom, and self-determination,” the aide said.
I wonder if Netanyahu will blow her off? Further, if it is later this week, why would Joe not do it? He’s supposedly almost over COVID. Why can he not meet with Netanyahu?
One person close to the vice president’s office said she believes the United States should be “tougher” on Netanyahu. She has called for being “more forceful at seeking a long-term peace and two-state solution,” this person said.
Despite having a Jewish husband, Kamala has always seemed a bit hostile to Israel, like so many other Democrats, especially ones from California.
Senate President Pro Tempore Patty Murray (D-Wash.), who would have been next in line to preside over Netanyahu’s joint address, declined to do so, according to a spokesperson. The person also told POLITICO the senator won’t be attending the address at all. A growing number of congressional Democrats are boycotting the event.
The Democratic platform stands for anti-Semitism.
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