Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced his fierce opposition to Iran\u2019s nuclear program in front of a joint session of Congress Tuesday, a speech in which he said the world\u2019s greatest danger is the meeting of militant Islam with nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n
On Monday, Netanyahu appeared in Washington before his controversial speech to Congress and just weeks before his reelection to speak<\/a> to the kingpin of the Israeli lobby in the US, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).<\/p>\n The prime minister was invited by Republican lawmakers who bypassed the White House and State Department, ruffling more than a few political feathers in the US capital.<\/p>\n At least 55 congressional Democrats have announced they will boycott Netanyahu\u2019s speech, according<\/a>to the Hill, again showing political fractures in Washington. The Israeli prime minister has said he believed the \u201ctwo-party leadership\u201d of Congress had invited him, but congressional aides said they knew of no congressional Democrats who had been consulted, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n