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Deal. >> it is a big deal and this is historic. this is the third time before the congress but the situation has never been as tense as now. this speech was scheduled to be more than a month earlier and it is bumping up against the elections. polls show in israel it is affecting the debate there. i will add though in what i believe is a mistake for democrats to actually boycott this speech. two wrongs don't make a right. he was asked by senator dianne feinstein and dick durbin to meet privately. he should have lobbied for a policy and that was a missed opportunity. >> john scott usually has th...

Senator dianne feinstein and dick durbin ad to meet with him he refused. that ace missed opportunity. >> jon scott usually at this hour, he will be along as soon as this speech ends. we just saw he wily weisel holocaust survivor. >> this goes to the point charles made before. netanyahu was trying to put this explicitly as the holocaust. that is existential to the jewish people. there is no one who -- >> israeli prime minister netanyahu. >> present to you the prime minister of israel his excellency benjamin netanyahu. [applause]

The relationship with israel and america viewed here as critical to israel's security because of the level of military and financial cooperation with the countries. that being said israeli politicians in the last two days have been fairly quiet. there has been some criticism in local media from the left. a bit of support from the right. it seems israel wants to present a united front with netanyahu on the international stage. they have been quiet. that speech scheduled for later here tonight in israel. isaac herzog a political rival, has scheduled his response which is for the moment netanyahu...

It is interesting in the final few days here leading up to the speech israeli politicians who are not known to be bashful have reined in criticism. they want to present a united front and they have been quiet. there has been some criticism, although not as much as you would expect to the local media here with the left. that would be labor. saying the speech is a bad idea. it is time to come back to israel and make sure the american-israel relations are strong. isaac herzog has scheduled a press conference when netanyahu's speech ends in the united states. we expect when netanyahu touches down ...

Territory. i am aware of that. and i am aware that after this speech ends, i don't have either party helping me. but i need you. i need you, the people, more than ever. >> when came into this race 12 months ago, i ran because i believed i was the only candidate in this race that would stand up to what was coming out of washington and offer a clear alternative and nothing that has happened today has changed that. i remain only candidate in this race that will stand up to this agenda. >> candy crowley, host of cnn's "state of the union" is in st. petersburg, florida tonight. she join us along wi...