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Netanyahu accepts invitation to address US Congress
[IsraelTimes] White House says request by House speaker a breach of protocol; PM to speak on threats posed by Iran and radical IslamWednesday accepted an invitation to address the US Congress next month on the threat posed by Iran and radical Islam. Netanyahu was reportedly also exploring the possibility of meeting with President Barack Obama ...I am not a dictator! during his visit; however, the White House said the invitation by US Speaker of the House John It is not pronounced 'Boner!'Boehner ... the occasionally weepy leader of House Republicans... came as a surprise to Obama's staff and was a breach or protocol. Boehner said the "invitation carries with it our unwavering commitment to the security and well-being of [the Israeli] people." In a statement posted on his website, Boehner said he had asked Netanyahu to comment on the threats stemming from radical Islam as well as the Iranian regime. "Americans and Israelis have always stood together in shared cause and common ideals, and now we must rise to the moment again," he wrote. Netanyahu is scheduled to address the joint session of Congress on February 11, the date of the 36th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution, marking the day the shah's regime fell. Shortly after news of the invitation to Netanyahu broke, the White House said it was a breach of normal diplomatic protocol. Obama's press secretary, Josh Earnest, said the White House had not heard from Jerusalem about whether Netanyahu planned to speak to Congress. Earnest added that the B.O. regime was reserving judgment about the invitation until it had a chance to speak to the Israelis about what Netanyahu might say. He said typical protocol was that a country's leader would contact the White House before planning to visit the United States. But Earnest said the White House hadn't been given word of the invitation until Wednesday morning, shortly before Boehner announced it publicly.
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