article_snippet: Asked whether Obama watched the speech, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told reporters: 'I don’t believe that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top U.S. officials did.'
article_snippet: Jeremy Bird, deputy director  of Organizing for America, is helping Netanyahu's opponents in the hope of defeating Netanyahu, even as the White House insists Obama won't meet with the prime minister in order to avoid the appearance of prejudicing the election .
article_snippet: Neither President Obama nor Vice President Biden will meet with the prime minister while the prime minister's in Washington, citing a desire to avoid the appearance of picking a side in Israel's upcoming elections.
article_snippet: A close Obama adviser, though, former presidential campaign aide Jeremy Bird, is in Israel working to help Netanyahu's opposition defeat Netanyahu.
highlights_snippet: White House says Obama did not watch Netanyahu's speech on Monday .
  
highlights_snippet: Prime minister will speak to Congress Tuesday, but some Democrats are boycotting the event; Prime minister won't meet with Obama or Biden in Washington .