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Source: http://www.jewishjournal.com/david_suissa/article/why_bibi_should_give_his_speech
Why Netanyahu Should Give His Speech
(Los Angeles Jewish Journal) David Suissa - Like many other American Jews, I've had serious reservations about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to speak to Congress on March 3, against the wishes of President Barack Obama. If the most powerful man in the world is upset about something, you can't afford to just shrug that off. And yet, as much as I've had my issues with him over the years, I don't feel like joining in the anti-Bibi frenzy. What is Obama so afraid of? Is it possible that he's afraid to start a vigorous debate on his Iran strategy that will expose it as potentially harmful to America's or Israel's interest? Let's put aside all the hysterics about politics and protocol. As sobering as those things may be, they pale in comparison to the strategic issue of how Obama deals with the Iranian nuclear threat. If he's about to sign an agreement that many experts agree is a bad one, don't we deserve a national debate, as an editorial in the Washington Post called for last week?