Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to the US Congress next week will shatter already poor relations with President Barack Obama and test the resilience of US-Israeli ties. Since Netanyahu and Obama came to power in 2009 they have had a testy relationship, clashing over Israeli settlement building and the moribund Middle East peace process. Netanyahu's goal is simple: try to kill a US nuclear deal with Iran, even if it destroys relations with Obama in the process.
02-26-2015, 08:56 PM
Netanyahu speech risks more than Obama's ire
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to the US Congress next week will shatter already poor relations with President Barack Obama and test the resilience of US-Israeli ties. Since Netanyahu and Obama came to power in 2009 they have had a testy relationship, clashing over Israeli settlement building and the moribund Middle East peace process. Netanyahu's goal is simple: try to kill a US nuclear deal with Iran, even if it destroys relations with Obama in the process.
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