What To Expect From The Upcoming Visit By Israeli PM Netanyahu To The U.S.

Barack Obama with Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office. Photo: Pete Souza.

New York Times: Netanyahu May Try to Mend Fences in First U.S. Visit Since Iran Deal

WASHINGTON — Democratic members of Congress felt the wrath of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and pro-Israel groups almost immediately after announcing their support for the nuclear deal with Iran.

They were left off the guest list of the annual Rosh Hashana reception at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, traditionally a bipartisan affair. Senator Chris Coons of Delaware was nearly disinvited by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee from a gathering with wealthy donors in New York City — a result, the group told members, of his “disappointing decision on the Iran vote.” Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, who is facing an expensive re-election campaign in 2016, had fund-raisers around the country canceled by pro-Israel supporters.

WNU Editor: I love how the New York Times is trying to put a spin on this story .... that Israeli PM Netanyahu is "trying to mend fences". Next year is an election year in the U.S., and the Democrats are going to need to get every vote that they can get, especially from their Jewish supporters. That is why I expect the opposite to occur in this visit .... U.S. Democrats trying to mend fences with their traditional Jewish base, and they will start by giving Israel the $5 billion in security assistance that the Israeli government has already made a request for.