Netanyahu rejected meeting with US Senate Democrats during his upcoming visit to Washington

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected a proposed meeting with US Senate Democrats during his upcoming visit to Washington. Netanyahu says he has decided not to meet the Democrats over concerns that it could fuel QUOTE mis-perception of partisanship over his planned address to Congress. This appears to be a response to remarks by U-S National Security Advisor Susan Rice that the Israeli prime minister’s uninvited visit ahead of Israeli elections is a partisan move. Rice had also warned that Netanyahu’s speech would be, QUOTE, destructive to the fabric of the Israeli-American relationship. The Israeli prime minister is expected to use his speech scheduled to be delivered in March to attack the ongoing nuclear talks between Iran and the United States. He was invited to Washington last month by House Speaker John Boehner. But the White House quickly reacted to the invitation, saying it would not welcome Netanyahu because Boehner has dodged the international protocols for inviting him to Washington. Live @ http://bit.ly/1vSsqKr Twitter @ http://bit.ly/1scKgco LiveLeak @ http://bit.ly/1vSsr0J Facebook @ http://on.fb.me/1scKgcl Google+ @ http://bit.ly/1vSsr0K Instagram @ http://bit.ly/1uWOZMS