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In a highly unusual rebuff to a close ally, the White House said on Tuesday that President Barack Obama would not meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a U.S. visit later this month, as tensions escalated over how to deal with Iran's nuclear program.
The apparent snub, coupled with Netanyahu's sharpened demands for a tougher U.S. line against Iran, threatened to plunge U.S.-Israeli relations into crisis and add pressure on Obama in the final stretch of a tight presidential election campaign.
An Israeli official, who declined to be identified, said the White House had refused Netanyahu's request to meet Obama when the Israeli leader visits the United States to attend the U.N. General Assembly, telling the Israelis, "The president's schedule will not permit that."
In unusual snub, Obama to avoid meeting with Netanyahu - Yahoo! News
but he's still committed to a meeting of minds with the holocaust deniers in tehran
of course, after the screaming match bibi and barack hussein's ambassador got in last week...
Explosive Confrontation Between Netanyahu and American Ambassador - The Atlantic
who can blame him
the white house cites its busy schedule
this morning hussein obama went on pimp with a limp
Dolphins-dissing President Obama chats Pitbull, Medicare with 'Pimp with the Limp' DJ Laz | Naked Politics
and he's going back on letterman next week
obama's antipathy to israel is odd, inexplicable
Democrats omit Jerusalem reference from party platform - latimes.com
bibi sees red
“The world tells Israel, `Wait. There’s still time,’” Netanyahu said Tuesday, according to The Associated Press. “And I say: `Wait for what? Wait until when?’ Those in the international community who refuse to put red lines before Iran don’t have a moral right to place a red light before Israel.”
Netanyahu To Obama: ‘Wait For What? Wait Until When?’ « CBS DC
obama's record in the ultra dangerous middle east, where only the pros can play, is utter failure
Intense US efforts fail to break Mideast deadlock - MIDEAST PEACE TALKS - FRANCE 24
Russia’s Putin Defies West on Syria « VOA Breaking News
you saw what happened this morning in cairo
Egyptian demonstrators climbed the walls of the US Embassy in Cairo today and pulled down the American flag to protest a film they say is insulting to the prophet Mohammad.
CNN reports that U.S. security guards fired a volley of warning shots as the crowd gathered outside the embassy walls.
CNN adds that the embassy had been expecting a demonstration and cleared all diplomatic personnel earlier from the facility.
USAToday: Cairo protesters scale U.S. Embassy wall, remove flag
arab autumn, anyone?
this morning in libya:
One killed as mob attacks US consulate in Libya's Benghazi - Yahoo! News UK
in remembrance of 9-11
are you sure this guy knows what he's doing?
"a 17 point shift away from democrats" among senior jewish voter registrations in broward county:
Century Village, long a Democratic stronghold, is changing - Miami-Dade - MiamiHerald.com
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