b*****d 发帖数: 61690 | 1 Pelosi 'near tears' at Bibi 'insult'
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) hammered Benjamin Netanyahu
Tuesday, saying the Israeli prime minister's speech to Congress was an "
insult" to the country.
“The unbreakable bonds between the United States and Israel are rooted in
our shared values, our common ideals and mutual interests," Pelosi said in a
statement just after the speech.
“That is why, as one who values the U.S. — Israel relationship, and loves
Israel, I was near tears throughout the Prime Minister’s speech — saddened
by the insult to the intelligence of the United States as part of the P5 +1
nations, and saddened by the condescension toward our knowledge of the
threat posed by Iran and our broader commitment to preventing nuclear
proliferation."
More than 50 House Democrats skipped the speech, in part to protest Speaker
John Boehner's (R-Ohio) decision to invite Netanyahu without first notifying
the White House. Democrats were also upset that the address was scheduled
close to the Israeli elections.
Pelosi made a point of declining to join several of the standing ovations
during Netanyahu's speech and often took longer than other lawmakers to rise
from her seat. She also kept commenting to her seat-mate, House Minority
Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), using forceful gestures. |
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