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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNetanyahu rooting for Republicans in U.S. midterm elections
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/.premium-1.624228The lights will be on very late Tuesday night in the Prime Ministers Office, where Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be glued to Fox News as he waits for a call from Ambassador to Washington Ron Dermer about the results of the midterm U.S. congressional elections.
Its no secret that Netanyahu and his aides are praying for control of the U.S. Senate to fall to the Republicans, who already hold the majority of the House of Representatives. Based on recent U.S. polls, theres a fairly good chance those prayers will be answered. However, Netanyahu wont break open any champagne prematurely. He did that two years ago, before the presidential elections, only to see his favored candidate, Mitt Romney, lose to incumbent President Barack Obama.
White House staffers dont need the National Security Agency to guess what results Netanyahu would like to wake up to on Wednesday morning. They believe Netanyahu could integrate well in Congress as a Republican senator from Texas or North Carolina. They know that his envoy, Dermer, is investing most of his time lately meeting with Republican lawmakers, and they also remember that casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, Netanyahus patron and the publisher of his mouthpiece, Israel Hayom, shelled out $100 million to try to defeat Obama. ...
Netanyahu is either convinced, or trying to convince himself, that Obama will have limited room to maneuver following a Republican victory. He believes that a Republican victory could help him thwart what Obama and his people have declared is the most important issue foreign policy issue during his second term as president a historic agreement with Iran on its nuclear program.
Its no secret that Netanyahu and his aides are praying for control of the U.S. Senate to fall to the Republicans, who already hold the majority of the House of Representatives. Based on recent U.S. polls, theres a fairly good chance those prayers will be answered. However, Netanyahu wont break open any champagne prematurely. He did that two years ago, before the presidential elections, only to see his favored candidate, Mitt Romney, lose to incumbent President Barack Obama.
White House staffers dont need the National Security Agency to guess what results Netanyahu would like to wake up to on Wednesday morning. They believe Netanyahu could integrate well in Congress as a Republican senator from Texas or North Carolina. They know that his envoy, Dermer, is investing most of his time lately meeting with Republican lawmakers, and they also remember that casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, Netanyahus patron and the publisher of his mouthpiece, Israel Hayom, shelled out $100 million to try to defeat Obama. ...
Netanyahu is either convinced, or trying to convince himself, that Obama will have limited room to maneuver following a Republican victory. He believes that a Republican victory could help him thwart what Obama and his people have declared is the most important issue foreign policy issue during his second term as president a historic agreement with Iran on its nuclear program.
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Netanyahu rooting for Republicans in U.S. midterm elections (Original Post)
KamaAina
Nov 2014
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belzabubba333
(1,237 posts)1. ok who let nutiyaho out of his cell
Faux pas
(14,645 posts)2. So surprised!
Not!
oldandhappy
(6,719 posts)3. He probably should root for the t-folk
I am certainly fed up with him.
Segami
(14,923 posts)4. Hey Bibi, not even dinner before you fugg us?
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)5. I did not know that about Adelson
Ykcutnek
(1,305 posts)6. Fuck that war criminal. nt
Gman
(24,780 posts)7. Yet another reason why Netanyahu is an asshole
Jim__
(14,063 posts)8. One more reason to vote Democratic!