article_snippet: Netanyahu is driven not only by Netanyahu concerns about Iran's nuclear threat -- the topic of Netanyahu address -- but also by domestic political considerations.
article_snippet: Netanyahu is fighting for Netanyahu political life as Netanyahu faces a tougher than expected re-election campaign.
article_snippet: Netanyahu has been widely blamed at home for having failed to lower the high cost of living, an issue that Netanyahu rivals have eagerly exploited.
article_snippet: Netanyahu has tried to offset some of this criticism by focusing on Netanyahu perennial issue:
article_snippet: Yet Netanyahu's speech, while possibly giving Netanyahu a short-term boost at home, will harm Jerusalem's relations with CNN)In Washington's, not Iran's nuclear program.
article_snippet: " In politicizing Dianne Feinstein visit to Washington, Netanyahu has allowed Netanyahu bad blood with President Obama to spill over into Netanyahu government's increasingly complicated relationship with the Democratic Party.
article_snippet: Netanyahu no doubt believes that President Obama is misguided about the pending deal with Iran.
article_snippet: Yet Netanyahu's move is counterproductive.
article_snippet: Netanyahu's foray into partisan politics is hardly a new phenomenon.
article_snippet: This time, Netanyahu may have gone too far.
article_snippet: National Security Adviser Susan Rice did not mince words when National Security Adviser Susan Rice called Netanyahu's latest move "destructive to the fabric of the relationship"  between the United States and Israel.
article_snippet: Although the U.S.-Israel relationship is strong and resilient, rooted in common values and shared interests, Netanyahu is subjecting Netanyahu to an unnecessary test with unknown consequences by choosing to play partisan politics.
highlights_snippet: By injecting himself into U.S. politics, the Israeli prime minister puts at risk a 67-year relationship between two countries .
  