Totally is whether or not to support these iran talks that the administration is engaged in or whether to use their legislative power to try to stop or amend them. Thats what the Prime Minister is going to be trying to convince them of here but it is also something that the administration is trying to Push Congress on in a different way. Thats why its going to be fascinating. When it comes to just the optics only about 30 members of actually going to boycott the speech. I say only because a lot more are unhappy with it but we have decided its better to go and be polite and sit and listen and not make more of a protest than that tomorrow. Lets head to the white house now. President obama will not appear with Benjamin Netanyahu in any way. Jim acosta i want to know do you think hell be watching netanyahus speech . Its on television. It certainly is on the president s schedule. Hes due to get his National Security briefing at this time. Perhaps hell be in that meeting opposed to watching the Prime Ministers speech. My guess is hell get a decent wrapup of what the Prime Minister has to say but keep in mind the white house hourly is trying to stress they believe that this israeli u. S. Relationship remains strong despite these disagreements with Prime Minister netanyahu. Also keep in mind carol, ive been talking with several officials inside the administration who are privately furious with the israeli Prime Minister that this is happening this week. They see what hes doing is creating something of a circus and putting himself at the center of attention and contrast that with the message that Samantha Power was giving, the u. N. Ambassador it was a positive message. Heres what she had to say. Our commitments to our partnership with israel are bedrock commitments rooted in shared fundamental values cemented through decades of bipartisan reinforcement. This partnership should never be politicized and it cannot and will not be tarnished or broken. You heard her say this partnership should not be politicized. She said the commitment transcends politics. That moment got her a standing ovation. She went on to say, carol, that the u. S. Will not allow iran to develop a Nuclear Weapon period. Lots of comments there that can be frozen in time and played back in the future if thats not the way things work out. Power went on to say during the speech that susan rice National Security adviser, who said that netanyahus speech was potential potentially destructive to the relationship and shell be speaking indepth about iran. Maybe good cop bad cop. Thats what i thought too. Jim acosta thanks so much. Stick around. I want to go to a Foreign Policy fellow at the Brookings Institution center for middle east policy. Welcome. Thank you. So when all is said and done will Prime Minister will the Prime Ministers visit really worsen the relationship between the United States and israel or is this just a whole bunch of bluster right at the moment . Its a little bit of both. It could have serious ramifications for israel in terms of its relationship with its president which already does not have a Good Relationship with the Prime Minister but also democrats at large. This is really sort of unprecedented in recent years. The degree of anger you hear from democrats here in washington about the israeli visit and Democratic Party traditionally was the proisrael party until recent years. So were seeing growing politics. Hes trying to come here and make what he thinks is an historic case against a fateful agreement which he thinks is top of the agenda but hes trying to mitigate these pressures with the democrats and hes also trying to cater to the domestic politics in an election thats happening in israel. Youll notice the hour of the day hes speaking. Thats not an hour. Its not prime time for the american audience. Israel is seven hours ahead. This will just give time for clips to be edited for the israeli news and israel is two weeks away from an election. Im going to interrupt you because this is the president of aipac. I would suspect hes introducing Benjamin Netanyahu. Lets listen. Throughout his distinguished career Prime Minister netanyahu has confronted the challenges facing the jewish state with courage and passion. He has warned the world about the threat of militant islam. Fought against antiisrael campaigns at the united nations. And long recognized the danger of a Nuclear Capable iran. Not just to israel but to the entire world. Mr. Prime minister today with so much at stake, americas proisrael community including more than 16,000 people in this room welcomes you to washington. [ applause ] we are thrilled that you brought family with you from jerusalem. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the wife of israels Prime Minister mr. Sara netanyahu. [ applause ] we welcome you both to this conference in celebration of the shared interest and values of two great democracies. We stand here to send a clear message. We stand with the people of israel in their quest to stop iran. We stand with the people of israel in their quest for lasting peace with their neighbors. And we stand with the people of israel in their quest for a brighter future. [ applause ] ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming the Prime Minister of the state of israel mr. Benjamin netanyahu. [ applause ] florida . [ applause ] new york . [ applause ] these are the easy ones. How about colorado . [ applause ] indiana . I think i got it. Montana. Texas . [ applause ] youre here in record numbers. Youre here from coast to coast, from every part of this great land and youre here at a critical time. Youre here to tell the world that reports of the demise of the israeli u. S. Relations is not only premature, theyre just wrong. [ applause ] youre here to tell the world that our alliance is stronger than ever. Millions like you across this great country is going to get Even Stronger in the coming years. Thank you all of the leadership of aipac. Thank you. For your tireless dedicated work to strengthen the partnership between israel and the United States. I want to thank most especially members of Congress Democrats and republicans, i deeply appreciate your steadfast support for israel year in, year out. You have our boundless gratitude. [ applause ] i would welcome the president of the czech republic. Mr. President , israel never forgets its friends and the czech people have always been steadfast friends of israel the jewish people from the days at the inception of zionism. When i introduced the israeli army in 1967 i received a rifle that was given to us by your people in our time of need in 1948. So thank you for being here today. [ applause ] of spain. [ applause ] thank you both for your unwavering support. You are true champions of israel and you are true champions of the truth. [ applause ] your genuine friendship dan, and for the great job youre doing representing the United States and the state of israel. [ applause ] i want to recognize the two rons. I want to thank the ambassador for the exemplary job hes done at the u. N. In a very difficult forum. Thank you. I want to recognize the other ron. A man who knows how to take the heat. Israels ambassador to the United States. [ applause ] washington. And finally, i want to recognize my wife, sara whose courage in the face of adversity is an inspiration to me. [ applause ] sara divides her time as a child psychologist as a loving mother and public duties as wife of the Prime Minister. Sara im so proud to have you here with me today, to have you with me at my side always. [ applause ] my friends, i bring greetings to you from jerusalem, our eternal undivided capital. [ applause ] i also bring to you news that you may not have heard. Ill be speaking in Congress Tomorrow. [ applause ] been given. Im not going to speak today about the content of that speech but i do want to say a few words about the purpose of that speech. First, let me clarify what is not the purpose of that speech. My speech is not intended to show any disrespect to president obama or the esteemed office that he holds. I have Great Respect for both. [ applause ] i deeply appreciate all that president obama has done for israel. Security cooperation, intelligence sharing, support at the u. N. And much more some things that as Prime Minister of israel i cant even divulge to you because it remains in the realm of the confidences that are kept between an american president and an israeli Prime Minister. Im deeply grateful for this support and so should you be. [ applause ] my speech is also not intended to inject israel into the american partisan debate. An important reason why our alliance has grown stronger decade after decade is that it has been championed by both parties and so it must remain. [ applause ] both democratic and republican president s have worked together with friends from both sides of the aisle in congress to strengthen israel and our alliance between our two countries. Working together they provided israel with generous military assistance and Missile Defense spending. Weve seen how important that is just last summer. Working together they made israel the first free trade partner of america 30 years ago and its First OfficialStrategic Partner last year. They backed israel in defending itself at war and in our efforts to achieve a durable peace with our neighbors. Working together has made israel stronger working together has made our alliance stronger. [ applause ] thats why the last thing that anyone who cares about israel the last thing that i would want is for israel to become a partisan issue. I regret that some people have misperceived my visit here this week as doing that. Israel has always been a bipartisan issue. Israel should always remain a bipartisan issue. [ applause ] ladies and gentlemen, the purpose of my address to Congress Tomorrow is to speak up about a potential deal with iran that could threaten the survival of israel. Iran is the foremost state sponsor of terrorism in the world. Look at that graph. Look at that map that you see on the wall. It shows iran training arming dispatching terrorists on five continents. Iran envelops the entire world with its tentacles of terror. This is what iran is doing now without Nuclear Weapons. Imagine what iran would do with Nuclear Weapons. And this same iran vows to annihilate israel if it develops Nuclear Weapons it would have means to achieve that goal. We must not let that happen. [ applause ] as Prime Minister of israel i have a moral obligation to speak up in the face of these dangers while theres still time to avert them. For 2,000 years, my people the jewish people were stateless, defenseless, voiceless. We were utterly powerless against our enemies who swore to destroy us. We suffered relentless persecution and horrific attacks. We could never speak in our own behalf and we could not defend ourselves. Well no more. [ applause ] no more. The days when the jewish people are passive in the face of threats to annihilate us those days are over. [ applause ] eing able to defend ourselves, we ally with others most importantly the United States of america, to defend our common civilization against common threats. In our part of the world, and increasingly in every part of the world, no one makes alliances with the weak. You seek out those who have strength those who have resolve, those who have determination to fight for themselves. Thats how alliances are formed. So we defend ourselves in so doing create the basis of a Broader Alliance and today we are no longer silent. Today we have a voice. [ applause ] and tomorrow tomorrow as Prime Minister of the one and only jewish state, i plan to use that voice. [ applause ] roy israel thats devouring country after country in the middle east. Thats exporting terror throughout the world. And that is developing as we speak the capacity to make Nuclear Weapons. Lots of them. Ladies and gentlemen, israel and the United States agree that iran should not have Nuclear Weapons. But we disagree on the best way to prevent iran from developing those weapons. Disagreements among allies only natural from time to time even among the closest of allies. Because there are important differences between america and israel. The United States of america is a large country. One of the largest. Israel is a small country. One of the smallest. America lives in one of the worlds safest neighborhoods. Israel lives in the worlds most dangerous neighborhood. America is the strongest power in the world. Israel is strong but its much more vulnerable. American leaders worry about the security of their country. Israeli leaders worry about the survival of their country. You know i think that encapsulates the difference. Ive been Prime Minister of israel for nine years. Theres not a single day, not one day that i didnt think about the survival of my country and the actions that i take to ensure that survival. Not one day. [ applause ] because of these difference america and israel have had serious disagreements over the course of our nearly 70yearold friendship. It started with the beginning. In 1948 secretary of state George Marshall opposed the intention to declare statehood. Thats an understatement. He opposed it. But understanding what was at stake, went ahead and declared israels independence. In 1967 as an arab noose was tightening around israels neck the United States warned the Prime Minister that if israel acted alone, it would be alone. But israel did act. Acted alone to defend itself. In 1981 understand the leadership of the Prime Minister israel destroyed the Nuclear Reactor in iraq. [ applause ] the United States criticized israel and suspended arms transfers for three months. In 2002 after the worse wave of palestinian terror attacks in israels history, the Prime Minister launched operation defensive shield. The United States demanded that israel withdraw troops immediately but sharon continued until the operation was completed. Theres a reason i mention all of this. I mention them to make a point. Despite occasional disagreements, the friendship between america and israel who is stronger and stronger decade after decade. Our friendship will weather the current disagreement to grow Even Stronger in the future. Ill tell you why. Because we share the same dreams. Because we pray and hope and aspire for that same better world. Because the values that unite us are much stronger than the differences that divide us. [ applause ] values like liberty, tolerance, compassion. As our region descends into mid evil barbarism. Israel is the one that upholds these values common to us and to you. [ applause ] as assad drops bombs on his own people israeli doctors treat victims in our hospital right across the fence. As christians in the middle east are beheaded and ancient communities are decimated, Israels Christian community is growing and thriving the only one such community in the middle east. [ applause ] n israel serve as chief justices ceos, fighter pilots, two women chief justices in a row. Not in a row. But in succession. Thats pretty good. In a dark and savage and desperate middle east israel is a beacon of humanity of light and of hope. [ applause ] ladies and gentlemen, israel and the United States will continue to stand together because america and israel are more than friends. Were like a family. Disagreements in the family are always uncomfortable. But we must always remember that we are family. [ applause ] rooted in a common heritage sharing a common destiny, and thats the message i came to tell you today. Our alliance is sound. Our friendship is strong. And with your efforts it will get Even Stronger in the years to come. Thank you, aipac. Thank you, america. God bless you all [ applause ] all right. The israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu wrapping up his address at aipac. Were covering the speech from all political angles. Dana bash is on capitol hill. Jim acosta is at the white house. Wolf blitzer is in washington. And Christiane Amanpour will join us from london. We also have a fellow from the center of middle east politics at the Brookings Institution. I want to start with you, w