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Top Obama adviser calls Netanyahu visit 'destructive' | Top Obama adviser calls Netanyahu visit 'destructive' |
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A top adviser to US President Barack Obama has warned that the Israeli Prime Minister's decision to address Congress next week is "destructive" to US-Israel relations. | A top adviser to US President Barack Obama has warned that the Israeli Prime Minister's decision to address Congress next week is "destructive" to US-Israel relations. |
National Security Adviser Susan Rice's comments are the White House's strongest criticism of the visit. | National Security Adviser Susan Rice's comments are the White House's strongest criticism of the visit. |
Benjamin Netanyahu was invited by House Speaker John Boehner in what is seen as a rebuke to Mr Obama's Iran policy. | Benjamin Netanyahu was invited by House Speaker John Boehner in what is seen as a rebuke to Mr Obama's Iran policy. |
The visit injected partisanship into bilateral relations, Ms Rice told PBS. | The visit injected partisanship into bilateral relations, Ms Rice told PBS. |
"It's destructive to the fabric of the relationship," she told the Charlie Rose show. | "It's destructive to the fabric of the relationship," she told the Charlie Rose show. |
Rice said she would not "ascribe motives to the prime minister" when asked if she thought Mr Netanyahu was using the visit to gain political clout in US. | |
"We want the relationship between the United States and Israel to be unquestionably strong, immutable ... regardless of which party may be in charge in either country." | |
The White House is negotiating with Iran on its nuclear programme and has rejected calls for additional sanctions on the regime. | The White House is negotiating with Iran on its nuclear programme and has rejected calls for additional sanctions on the regime. |
Mr Netanyahu - who supports more sanctions - is expected to discuss Iran, as well as Islamic militant groups, in his address. | Mr Netanyahu - who supports more sanctions - is expected to discuss Iran, as well as Islamic militant groups, in his address. |
He has turned down an invitation to meet privately with Senate Democrats, saying it "could compound the misperception of partisanship" surrounding his trip. | He has turned down an invitation to meet privately with Senate Democrats, saying it "could compound the misperception of partisanship" surrounding his trip. |
Several Democratic members of Congress including Vice President Joe Biden have said they would not attend the speech. | Several Democratic members of Congress including Vice President Joe Biden have said they would not attend the speech. |
In inviting Netanyahu, Republican leaders did not consult beforehand with the Obama administration, which the White House has called a breach of protocol. | In inviting Netanyahu, Republican leaders did not consult beforehand with the Obama administration, which the White House has called a breach of protocol. |
Mr Obama does not plan to meet Mr Netanyahu next week. The White House cited the "long-standing practice" of not meeting government leaders close to elections, which Israel will hold in mid-March. | Mr Obama does not plan to meet Mr Netanyahu next week. The White House cited the "long-standing practice" of not meeting government leaders close to elections, which Israel will hold in mid-March. |
Mr Netanyahu is fighting a tough election against the Labor Party's Yitzhak Herzog, who has focused on the prime minister's cooler relations with Mr Obama. | Mr Netanyahu is fighting a tough election against the Labor Party's Yitzhak Herzog, who has focused on the prime minister's cooler relations with Mr Obama. |