Tzachi Hanegbi plays dumb

Tzachi HaNegbi (left, with Livni and Olmert) posts on his Facebook page that he was contacted by Im Tirtzu's Ronen Shoval and urged not to attend the J Street convention next month (link in Hebrew, translation mine).

This week, in light of my anticipated participation on a panel of six Knesset members at the annual convention of the American Jewish group J Street, I was approached  by Ronen

Tzachi HaNegbi doesn't get it and neither does his boss

Likud MK Tzachi HaNegbi defended his Prime Minister Netanyahu's decision to send him to the J Street convention in September.

The conference in September will feature left-wing MKs Zehava Gal-On
(Meretz), Merav Michaeli and Stav Shaffir (Labor), Meir Sheetrit
(Hatnua), Ruth Calderon (Yesh Atid), and a rare speech in English by
opposition leader Shelly Yacimovich along with Hanegbi and Shas

J Street wins, Israel loses

Whenever you see Tzachi HaNegbi, pictured here with his former party, you have to ask how much he's being paid. HaNegbi will become the first member of the Likud to attend a J Street convention later this year, giving the pro-'Palestinian,' pro-Iranian organization an undeserved dose of credibility as representing the broader Jewish community.

Also participating will be Yitzchak Vaknin of Shas