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Obama to address AIPAC, as well as Netanyahu.

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By Pool, Getty Images

President Obama will address the nation’s most powerful pro-Israel lobbying group next month, a day before he speaks to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Obama speaks to AIPAC on March 4, amid global concern that Israel may attack Iran over its nuclear program, a move that the U.S. is urging the Netanyahu government not to make.

“The president welcomes this opportunity to speak to the strength of the special bonds between Israel and the United States,” said White House spokesman Jay Carney.

Netanyahu is also attending the annual AIPAC conference.

Noted the Associated Press:

The president’s election-year remarks to AIPAC come as Republican presidential candidates question his support for Israel and his handling of Iran’s nuclear threat. Obama says he is a staunch supporter of Israel.

Obama’s appearance at the conference also comes as the international community grows increasingly concerned that Israel could soon launch an attack on Iran’s nuclear program. The U.S. is urging Israel not to take that step.

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