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Netanyahu insists he will address Congress over Iran
by Staff Writers
Jerusalem (AFP) Feb 9, 2015


Obama defends stance on Netanyahu trip
Washington (AFP) Feb 9, 2015 - President Barack Obama on Monday insisted the United States retained an "unbreakable bond" with Israel despite his refusal to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a controversial trip to Washington next month.

Obama, who is at loggerheads with Netanyahu over negotiations concerning Iran's disputed nuclear program, said diplomatic protocol forbade him from meeting the Israeli leader, who is fighting for re-election on March 17.

"With respect to Prime Minister Netanyahu, as I said before, I talk to him all the time. Our teams constantly coordinate," Obama said.

"We have a practice of not meeting with leaders right before their elections, two weeks before their elections," Obama said during a joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

"This is the US-Israeli relationship. That extends beyond parties. It has to do with that unbreakable bond that we feel and our commitment to Israel's security and the shared values that we have.

"And the way to preserve that is to make sure that it doesn't get clouded with what could be perceived as partisan politics."

Obama's Republican rivals invited Netanyahu to speak before Congress early next month, in a move seen by critics as potentially undermining US policy in ongoing negotiations with Tehran.

Netanyahu has repeatedly expressed fears that the United States and other major powers are brokering a "bad deal" over Iran's nuclear program.

Obama acknowledged the schism between the White House and Netanyahu over how best to tackle Iran, stressing every effort needed to be made to find a diplomatic solution.

"I'm looking at what the options are if we don't get a diplomatic resolution. And those options are narrow and they're not attractive ... It is far better if we can get a diplomatic solution," Obama said.

"There are real differences substantively."

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday he is determined to address Congress next month over Iran's nuclear programme, brushing off US fears his intervention could derail talks with Tehran.

"I am determined to address Congress, that is why I decided to go to Washington and present Israel's position," Netanyahu told participants at an election event by his Likud party.

The White House has already voiced concern over the premier's speech, and it announced Friday that US Vice President Joe Bien would not attend the address.

President Barack Obama said he will not meet Netanyahu during his visit, which comes a few weeks before the prime minister seeks re-election. The speech before Congress is expected on March 3.

Obama's allies fear the trip could be used by Israel and by US Republicans, who control Congress and issued the invitation, to undercut ongoing nuclear talks with Tehran.

The West and Israel accuse the Islamic republic of trying to build a nuclear bomb, a charge it denies.

Several opposition officials in Israel have pleaded with Netanyahu to cancel the speech so as not to undermine the "special relationship" it has with the US.

Speaking Monday, Obama acknowledged "a very real difference" with Netanyahu over ongoing nuclear talks.

But the Israeli leader brushed aside fears of a dispute, saying: "From the day Israel was established to this day, there have been essential differences between Israel and the US, and relations remained sound -- this will be the case this time as well."

Iran is locked in negotiations with the P5+1 powers -- Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States, plus Germany -- aimed at a deal to resolve a long-running dispute over its nuclear programme.

Under an interim deal, Iran's stock of fissile material has been diluted from 20 percent enriched uranium to five percent in exchange for limited sanctions relief.

But scepticism is mounting about whether a permanent agreement is possible, after two deadlines for a comprehensive accord were missed.


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