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House Democrats called on President Barack Obama to tamp down the rhetoric against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.
The Congress members issued the demand last week at a meeting with deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes, Politico reported Sunday. The meeting was the latest in a series of regular briefings that Rhodes has been holding with Jewish members of Congress about the Iran nuclear negotiations.
Among the lawmakers at the meeting were Reps. Ted Deutch and Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida; Jerry Nadler and Nita Lowey of New York; Adam Schiff and Brad Sherman of California; Jan Schakowsky of Illinois; and Sander Levin of Michigan.
Rhodes declined comment to Politico on the meeting but reportedly left agreeing to relay the lawmakers message on the rhetoric.
The House members told Rhodes that they are as upset as the Obama administration about remarks Netanyahu made in the hours before Israelis went to the polls earlier this month in which he ruled out the creation of a Palestinian state, but that Obama needed to stop harping on the issue, Politico reported.
Read more: http://forward.com/articles/217709/jewish-democrats-ask-president-obama-to-lighten-up/#ixzz3VwOmZ41W
aquart
(69,014 posts)Me, I'm fine with it.
bobGandolf
(871 posts)4now
(1,596 posts)Even when he makes them look like fools.
They are bought and paid for.
MrTriumph
(1,720 posts)Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)At least among Republicans he is, anyway.
bigtree
(86,005 posts)...our President went easy on the inveterate liar.
Keep talking Mr. President.
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)HappyMe
(20,277 posts)Lovely that Democrats want a Democratic president to shush.