Mr. Netanyahu, Take Note.
Ever since he announced plans to address a joint session of the United States Congress next month, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has become a central figure in American domestic politics. And while he claims surprise over the controversy he has kicked up, those with a sense of history will know this isn’t the first time a visiting dignitary has gotten tangled up in a partisan scuffle.
In early 1793 Edmond-Charles Genet, the French ambassador to the United States, set sail across the Atlantic for his new diplomatic post. France had become a republic only months before; like Israel today, it was the only democracy in a region dominated by autocracies.… Seguir leyendo »