“The Prime Minister’s visit to Washington is intended for one purposeand one purpose only. To speak up while there is still time to speak up. To speak up when there is still time to make a difference,” Ambassador Ron Dermer said at an event in Florida days after House Speaker John Boehner announced that Netanyahu would address Congress in March.
Netanyahu is expected to lobby Congress to approve tough new sanctions on Iran.
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“The Prime Minister’s visit here is not intended to show any disrespect for President Obama. Israel deeply appreciates the strong support we have received from President Obama in many areas: in enhanced security cooperation, heightened intelligence sharing, generous military assistance and Iron Dome funding, and opposition to anti-Israel initiatives at the United Nations,” Dermer said. “Now, I have no doubt that the Prime Minister will speak very forcefully about that strong support from President Obama when he appears before Congress.”
CNN’s Eric Bradner contributed to this report.
