WASHINGTON Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he will address the AIPAC policy conference as speculation grows about how the US and Israel will tackle Irans suspected nuclear weapons program.
Netanyahus formal Twitter feed announced his decision on Sunday, Feb. 5, to attend the American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference, which is being held March 4-6 in Washington.
PM Netanyahu to visit the US next month and give speech at annual conference of AIPAC, the tweet said.
Such visits usually include meetings with the president, but there was no notice yet from either Netanyahus office or the White House that a meeting with President Obama would be scheduled.
The announcement comes against the backdrop of increased US-led pressure on Iran to make transparent its nuclear program and speculation that Israel may strike Iran this year.
The New York Times and Washington Post have run major articles in recent weeks saying that Israel could strike as early as April and that its refusal to warn the US in advance is increasing tensions between the governments.
The AIPAC conference coincidentally is timed just as the UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, is set to convene its board in Vienna for its semi-annual meeting.
US officials have asked their Israeli counterparts to wait out the IAEA board meeting, suggesting that the IAEA report on Iran to be released will likely be tough enough to spur an intensified international effort to isolate the country.
