Jelle Elvis Ramirez Van BuurenAlternative Politics Controversy mounts over Netanyahu speech to Congress; ‘bizarre,’ ‘historic,’ ‘unprecedented,’ and ‘behind Obama’s back.’/ Syria strike caps Israel’s provocations in Middle East./ Syrian National Coalition Receives $6 Million in US Financial Aid. ====>====>====>====>====>====>====> Controversy mounts over Netanyahu speech to Congress; ‘bizarre,’ ‘historic,’ ‘unprecedented,’ and ‘behind Obama’s back.’ The Congressional invitation to Benjamin Netanyahu to speak to both houses of Congress, purposely upstaging President Obama’s State of the Union speech on Iran and terrorism the morning after, is a shocker that the MSM can’t ignore. Last night on NBC Nightly News Chris Jansing called the move an “unprecedented breach” in protocol–allowing a foreign leader to counter the president in the House chamber. The New York Times is far more careful in its treatment, but not Barak Ravid at Haaretz. He says that the invitation was “cooked up” nearly two weeks ago, “behind Obama’s back.” mondoweiss.net/…/01/controversy-netanyahu-unpreceden… ====> Syria strike caps Israel’s provocations in Middle East. Israel’s air force helicopter strike on leading Hezbollah figures in the Syrian province of Quneitra, near the occupied Golan Heights, is the latest move in a campaign to escalate Middle East tensions. It has been accompanied by a series of provocative actions against the Palestinians and even European powers now considered to be too “pro-Palestinian.” Many commentators have argued with justification that Netanyahu and his far-right allies are seeking to whip up their right-wing domestic constituency prior to the March 17 general election. But more is at stake. Israel is stoking up reaction at home to provide a social base for future aggression and war against the Palestinians and in preparation for a possible head-on confrontation with Syria, Lebanon and possibly even Iran—conducted in alliance with the US. https://wsws.org/en/articles/2015/01/21/isra-j21.html ====> Syrian National Coalition Receives $6 Million in US Financial Aid. The opposition Syrian National Coalition (SNC) said on Thursday it had received $6 million from the United States in the first direct US financial support for the rebel body. english.al-akhbar/…/syrian-national-coalition-re…
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