Monday, March 2, 2015
Netanyahu: Speech 'not intended to disrespect' Obama - BBC News
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said his coming speech to the US Congress is "not intended to disrespect" President Barack Obama.
In a speech to the top US-Israel lobby, Mr Netanyahu said the last thing he would want is to make Israel a US partisan issue.
Mr Netanyahu has been invited to speak at the US Capitol on Tuesday by House Speaker John Boehner about Iran.
It is seen as a rebuke to Mr Obama's threat to veto new sanctions on Iran.
The White House has said Mr Obama will not meet Mr Netanyahu during this trip as he is visiting too close to Israel's election date.
The Israeli leader is at odds with the Obama administration's pursuit of negotiations with Iran over their nuclear programme.
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