Democrats wrestle with whether to attend Netanyahu's address to Congress   

FILE - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks March 3, 2015, before a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. Congressional Democrats are wrestling with whether to attend his address to U.S. lawmakers on July 24, 2024.

The last time Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the U.S. Congress, nearly 60 Democrats skipped his speech nine years ago, calling it a slap in the face to then-President Barack Obama as he negotiated a nuclear deal with Iran.