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Israeli Ambassador: Netanyahu Couldn’t Wait Until After Election [VIDEO]

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One day after Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress, Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Ron Dermer pushed back against claims that Netanyahu could have waited until after the Israeli elections take place in two weeks.

In an appearance on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” Dermer cautioned Mitchell, the host, telling her “a deal may be signed” at any time now and that they can’t “kick this can down the road” anymore.

“The problem is a deal may be signed now. So, we can’t sort of kick this can down the road. I do regret there was a perception of partisanship. That was never our intention.”

“I do regret there was a perception that we were showing disrespect to the president or to the office of the presidency. No disrespect was intended,” Dermer told MSNBC’s Mitchell. “I think what you saw yesterday was the prime minister make a real case of what his concerns are with this deal and I hope his concerns would be addressed in any final deal.”

“At that point, a long time ago we foiled a plot to destroy the Jewish people, I hope the plot of the Iranians to destroy the Jewish people will be foiled as well,” Dermer added when Mitchell wished him a happy Purim, a Jewish holiday.

Many Democrats who decided against attending Netanyahu’s address said they would have attended if this would have taken place if the speech would have taken place after their elections, as the White House stated as well.

[h/t: Breitbart]