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Speaker of the House John Boehner just invited PM Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress next month about the threat of Iran and security and terror. Netanyahu accepted and is planning his trip. In the heart of election season.
Perhaps Netanyahu is intending to show Israelis that the US is still his friend, he hasn't caused Israel to be isolated, etc. If that is his intention, I understand.
If it is not his intention, and if Netanyahu is looking for something grander, I think he would be better off suggesting that the invitation be postponed until after the elections. The media will cynically turn it into an election ploy, even if it is not (though it might be), and that is how it will be perceived by the public.
If that is the intention, as an election prop (i.e. look at me, so important the US Congress invites me to speak) it will backfire on him. The public will think, or be made to think, that he did it just as an election ploy and will reject his antics.
Basically, Netanyahu is probably better off just saying not now..
There is the chance that this is an issue that is urgent and cannot wait, but on the face of it...
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