A top official is publicly claiming that John
Boehner misled the Israeli government into believing that President
Obama had been notified and was on board with Prime Minister Netanyahu’s
address to Congress.
During an appearance on Tel Aviv Radio, Deputy Israeli Foreign Minister Tzachi Hanegbi said,
“It appears that the speaker of Congress made a move, in which we
trusted, but which it ultimately became clear was a one-sided move and
not a move by both sides,” but Deputy Foreign Minister also said that
Netanyahu would not be canceling his speech, “What would the outcome be
then? The outcome would be that we forsake an arena in which there is a
going to be a very dramatic decision (on Iran).”
The official did not disagree with the interviewer when he said that Boehner had misled Netanyahu.
If Netanyahu were misled, he would have apologized
to the White House for the violation of protocol. Since he has not, it
is clear that the Netanyahu government is trying to do damage control by
throwing John Boehner under the bus. It is clear from the facts that
this was a plan that was cooked up by Boehner and the Israeli
Ambassador to the U.S., Ron Dermer. The Ambassador was a repugican,
before he became an Israeli citizen. The plan was to humiliate President
Obama and pressure him into approving new sanctions against Iran.
The claim that Israel was misled is dubious from
every angle. There is no doubt that Boehner would play fast and
loose with the facts. Pressure has been growing on Boehner domestically
as President Obama’s popularity has surged after the Democratic midterm
election defeat. Obama has taken a series of steps that seized the
agenda and momentum away from the new repugican congressional majority.
It is likely that Boehner and Netanyahu viewed a
speech before Congress as both an opportunity to divide Democrats at
home while helping Netanyahu secure reelection in Israel. The plan has
completely backfired. Netanyahu has been heavily criticized in Israel
while congressional Democrats are in complete revolt in the United States.
The Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister’s comments were
the first sign that the rats are fleeing the sinking ship. The finger
pointing has begun.
The scheme to humiliate a sitting president has unraveled, as Obama remains stronger than ever.
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