Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived in the US ahead of a planned speech to Congress on Tuesday (March 3).
As he boarded the plane in Tel Aviv, Netanyahu described the Washington trip as “a fateful, even historic, mission.”
In an apparent breach of protocol, leaders from the Republican Party invited him to speak but didn’t forewarn the Obama administration, angering Democrats, officials say.
Netanyahu is expected to use his speech to argue against a possible nuclear deal with Iran and to approve new sanctions against the country.
Overwhelming demand to hear PM @Netanyahu discuss major threats facing US & our allies http://t.co/WdxviKdxNg #StandWithIsrael— Speaker John Boehner (@SpeakerBoehner) March 1, 2015
Speaking prior to touchdown, a senior Israeli official told Reuters news agency:
“In my opinion, Congress could be the last brake for stopping the deal.”
The official said Israel was under the impression that members of Congress:
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