Washington – IL Democrat Schakowski To Skip Netanyahu Speech

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    FILE - U.s. Democratic Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) speaks to the media during a news conference in a hotel in Tegucigalpa Novemeber 12, 2009. REUTERS Washington – Democratic Rep. Jan Schakowski says she is skipping Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress next week.

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    The nine-term Illinois congresswoman said the speech should be postponed until after the Israeli elections next month. She says House Speaker John Boehner’s invitation to Netanyahu without notifying President Barack Obama threatens Israel’s security and undermines Congress bipartisan support for Israel.

    Schakowski, who is Jewish, says she strongly supports Israel and believes that Iran should never be allowed to possess a nuclear weapon, the expected topic of Netanyahu’s speech.

    She is one of several lawmakers to forgo the speech. Virginia Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine on Wednesday also announced he’d skip the session.


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    Kosher_Ham
    Kosher_Ham
    9 years ago

    This liberal piece of garbage is married to a convicted felon. If I had still lived in her congressional district, I would’ve help whoever was running against her.

    commonsense99
    commonsense99
    9 years ago

    with Jews like her, who needs goyim

    ayoyo
    ayoyo
    9 years ago

    Why are these people making a big brouhaha about the speech ,when the truth is that the white house was notified about it in advance Could it be another piece of anti israel propaganda?

    yosher
    yosher
    9 years ago

    The Jews of Chicago should remember this and make certain this is her last term.

    BogusMilsky
    BogusMilsky
    9 years ago

    A self hating liberal Jew who votes 99% for any liberal Obamite agenda the Jews of Skokie and Arlington Heights whom she represents have some soul searching to do

    Benny
    Benny
    9 years ago

    I would not let her in to begin with!
    The look of her face doesn’t shine with too much if the intelligence!
    Where did she get her votes, in a agency for those whose IQ lower than 20?

    commonsense99
    commonsense99
    9 years ago

    name one thing this moronic left wing idiot ever did pro Israel or pro Jew, at least dems like Elliot Engel always stood up for Jews and Israel, people of Skokie and that area please run a primary against her

    puppydogs
    puppydogs
    9 years ago

    What did you expect she works for Obama and his home state

    PaulinSaudi
    PaulinSaudi
    9 years ago

    Many people have promised to hurt those who skip Bibi’s speech. It would be a Very Bad Thing if they cannot in fact deliver.

    UNGAR
    UNGAR
    9 years ago

    Shame on you !! No wonder why I switched, fifthteen years ago, to voting Republican.