Netanyahu Will Speak to Republican Senators After Schumer Rebuke

  • Prime minister will address Capitol Hill luncheon by video
  • Republicans have castigated Schumer for urging new elections
Benjamin Netanyahu Photographer: Leo Correa/AFP/Getty Images
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will speak with Senate Republicans via video on Wednesday, less than a week after the chamber’s top Democrat, Chuck Schumer, called for elections to replace him.

A spokesperson for Senate Republican Conference Chairman John Barrasso said the senator had invited Netanyahu to address his colleagues.