Netanyahu Risks Diplomatic, Political Pain If Speech Is Flat
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, pauses while speaking during the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, March 2, 2015
Photographer: Andrew Harrer/BloomberIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu goes to Congress on Tuesday gambling that disclosing compromises the U.S. made in trying to negotiate a nuclear deal with Iran will delay or derail any agreement.
Netanyahu, a former Israeli army commando, has further damaged his frayed relationship with the White House by ignoring administration warnings and trying to undermine President Barack Obama’s effort to resurrect ties with the Islamic Republic. If his speech to a joint meeting of the U.S. House and Senate proves unpersuasive, Israelis may vote him out of office.