House Speaker To Invite Israeli PM Netanyahu To Address Congress

House Speaker John Boehner announced Thursday his intention to invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address a joint meeting of Congress next month.

“It will be a great honor for Congress to welcome Prime Minister Netanyahu next month as part of his official visit to the United States,” Boehner said in a statement. “America and Israel are the closest of friends and allies, and we look forward to hearing the Prime Minister’s views on how we can continue working together for peace, freedom, and stability.”

The visit would mark Netanyahu’s second address to a joint Congress, the first took place in the summer of 1996.

Boehner is expected to extend a formal  invitation to Netanyahu once Congress approves a resolution that provides for the joint meeting.