Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's upcoming address at Congress has become the dominate issue in the election campaign. Photo: Cherie Cullen.

Washington Post – Whether the Israeli prime minister and congressional Republicans meant it to or not, Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned speech before a joint meeting of Congress on March 3, just two weeks before Israel votes, has seized center stage as the dominant issue in the election campaign.

Netanyahu this week brushed aside calls to cancel the trip to Washington, which has angered the Obama administration and congressional Democrats.

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