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And a number of top Democrats including Vice President Joe Biden, whose job description includes the title President of the Senate won't be attending.
Netanyahu is expected to use the speech to sharply criticize the White House's efforts to negotiate a deal on Iran's nuclear program and to urge Congress to pass new sanctions on the nation, a position that puts him sharply at odds with the president. On Tuesday, National Security Adviser Susan Rice said Netanyahu's decision to speak was "destructive to the fabric of the relationship" between Israel and the U.S.
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The expected substance of the speech, coupled with the fact that the White House was not alerted to the invite ahead of time, has Democrats crying foul.
Twenty-seven Democratic House members and four Democratic senators have said in recent weeks they're not going to the speech, many in protest to a move that they say is an affront to the president.
Many more have said they're undecided on whether to attend, and more defections could emerge in the coming days. A full list of the Democrats who have confirmed they're missing the speech follows:
SENATE - 4 members
Sen. Tim Kaine (Va.)
Sen. Patrick Leahy (Vt.)
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34 Democrats skipping Netanyahu's speech
Democrats are playing a dangerous game with Israel by snubbing the prime minister of Americas staunchest Middle East ally.
Four Democratic senators, as well as almost two dozen House members, have already announced that they wont attend Benjamin Netanyahus speech to a joint session of Congress on March 3.
By doing so, they may curry favor with the White House, but they risk sending a dangerous message to Israels enemies especially Iran.
As recently as November, Irans supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned that the only cure for Israel is to be annihilated.
Is it any wonder that Netanyahu considers a nuclear-armed Iran an existential threat to Israels very existence?
Israel is the only nation in the world that, from its inception, has been constantly threatened with extinction.
Its Arab neighbors have fought repeated wars to destroy the Jewish state. Terrorist groups have periodically slaughtered Israelis aiming their attacks at innocent civilians, even schoolchildren.
Last year alone, Hamas fired more than 4,000 rockets into Israel from Gaza. Only the Iron Dome defense system prevented the rockets from killing hundreds if not thousands of Israelis who were Hamas intended victims.
So why on earth have Democrats chosen to pick this fight?
And make no mistake: It is a handful of Democrats who have turned Netanyahus speech into a partisan issue.
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