500, he will say it. it is not classified. everybody knows it. it has been out there, leaked a dozen times. he is going to do it. this is the one chance, only time, the whole world is going to hear what is actually been given away in these negotiations. and he knows it. it is not going to happen again. he is going to say what he has to say. >> just the politics here for all of the talk about who is not going to be there, apparently this is the highest demand for a joint meeting since speaker boehner has been speaker and that this place is packed. >> well, israel is other staunch ally. this is not, joint sessions from allied prime ministers are usually house. this is israel. the number of democrats who are skipping this is still small in proportion. like i said, there are still democrats like senator tim kaine will not come to the speech today. he is also pushing legislation to force the president to submit the deal to congress for 60-day

review. just because you're not at speech doesn't mean you like the deal. i think charles is right. i think this will have huge impact on the debate. we still have this threshold of congress removing all sanctions which will be incredibly hard to overcome. >> we should point out, speaker boehner and senator orrin hatch, the senate president pro tem they are on the dais there. they are going to welcome the prime minister. politics here, what about this administration how it looks at this speech? the president is not watching it apparently. one would think the administration is. >> there is an interesting political theme. even yesterday during aipac samantha power gave a relatively well-received speech. they really didn't interact with his speech thanking people in the room. he did not thank samantha power. another small tidbit six jewish

members of the senate and house not there, given proportion of jews in the congress is someone interesting number. another tidbit, that bibi is more popular in the u.s. now than ever before. 45% approval rating. pop among republicans is up sharply but even among democrats is up sharply. the politics is interesting. look at democrats not going bibi is not popular with democrats. in actuality according to gallup he is more popular than he was a year ago, two years ago three years ago and on and on. >> there is attempt growing among democrats about a deal in congress. there was an attempt in the last 36 hours in the administration including samantha power and susan rice, saying no deal is better than a bad deal. there are attempts members of the administration to soften rhetoric because they're hearing from people in congress concerned from both parties. there are more democrats than you think.

>> one of the reasons his numbers are high in this country, netanyahu people admire a leader that stands up for his country. the idea bibi is here because of his local elections, israeli elections is complete nonsense. if there was no election he would be here making same speech. iran issue is the most important issue for israel but for the entire west for the next 20 30 years for a whole generation. a nuclear iran changes the world. a non-nuclear iran is entirely different. the reason there is demand for these seats the reason there is such interest in this because this is a historic speech on extremely historic moment. there is going to be a deal or there is not going to be and the reason the administration has been so negative on this trying to undercut it, because if they were to reach a deal they would have the advantage, they would present it as a great achievement, a breakthrough,any son in china deal and here is

netanyahu who will make the contrary case to the whole world in very open very public and very widely-looked at speech which will make the contrary case. they are going to have to make a case against him that won't be easy given what actually has been given away in these negotiations. >> they're a few minutes behind their schedule. we have the escort committee announced. they have left. we're waiting for the announcement of the prime minister. as we wait there as you look live on the house chamber let's bring in our chief washington correspondent james rosen who has been talking with officials both here in the u.s. and israel. james? >> reporter: bret, good morning. senior israeli officials prime minister netanyahu when he make this is, his third address to joint meeting of congress which puts him very select group alongside winston how much hill will -- churchhill will focus on the content that other major powers are working would finalize in iran in switzerland

now before the 24th of march. america's top diplomat secretary of state kerry is there in switzerland there negotiating with the iranians and the point of these negotiations they want to limit iran's ability to have a breakout period for a nuclear weapon. right now it is about two to three months. they want to extend to a year. the problem for the israelis there will be a sunset clause on the deal. it will only last 10 to 15 years. they say that might seem like a long time in the life of a person, it is not in the life of nations or in the middle east. after that period has ended, iran will effectively be able to stroll, will not need to make a mad dash for a nuclear weapons capability. today you will be hearing the prime minister emphasize that sunset clause. you will hear him emphasize were the u.s. was once demanding iran could not be left with large-scale enrichment capacity, now u.s. negotiators are basically giving iran a large-scale enrichment capacity. bret? >> james on the tone and tenor of this speech, reacting to all

this concern by administration officials he is going to say specific details of this negotiation as it is continuing in geneva, what is your sense from the israelis? >> reporter: aides to prime minister netanyahu fully expect once this speech is over the obama administration either publicly or through authorized leaks to the news media will be criticized the prime minister for divulging details of the nuclear negotiations but they have told me if you look at the speech carefully when it is done it will show only information already in the public sphere bret. >> james, thanks. let's quickly go down to the white house. our correspondent kevin work cork on the -- kevin corke on the north lawn how the president and administration is taking this. >> reporter: bret, as you can imagine the white house continues to tamp down the speech according to their perspective. we know several dozen democrats will not be here in the chamber to hear the prism. the president will be on a videoconference at that time. >> kevin.

thanks. let's listen in. we had the announcement of the prime minister as he makes the entrance into the house chamber. [applause] >> this is not a state of the union but it is looking like that as he makes the walk in. we know that there haven't been lawmakers poised that many hours as we see in the state of the union. but they're lining up to shake the hand of the israeli prime minister. back with the panel, charles, for bibi netanyahu arguably this is a huge speech. >> this is the moment of his life. he has dead indicated years of

his prime ministership, particularly this second go round, he was prime minister in the '90s to this cause. it is the most important one of his prime ministership and of his country. remember who he is. his father was a great jewish historian who wrote an epic tome on the inquisition. his brother jonathan, led and died in the "raid on entebbe," the rescue in uganda. he himself was a commando. he knows this is the greatest threat to the state of the israel in the 70 years of its existence. history, for whatever reason has chosen him to try to israel in this circumstance. that is why he thinks. he is risking a lot. risks his relationship with the united states. risks his prime ministership. this is probably hurting him in israel. he knows he has to make the case. he wants the world to hear what

is wrong with a deal before the administration produces it fait accompli, a great achievement, in which case he will have lost. >> you see senate minority leader harry reid and patty murray, next to him, shaking hands. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and house majority leader kevin mccarthy walking in behind the prime minister. for these politicians who are there, this is also a big deal ab. >> it is a big deal and charles is right, this is historic coming the his third time before the congress. but it never, this situation has never been as tense as now. this speech was originally scheduled to be much earlier, more than a month earlier. this is now obviously bumping up against elections. polls show israel it is affecting debate there. democrats on the speech.

senator dianne feinstein and dick durbin ad to meet with him he refused. that ace missed opportunity. >> jon scott usually at this hour, he will be along as soon as this speech ends. we just saw he wily weisel holocaust survivor. >> this goes to the point charles made before. netanyahu was trying to put this explicitly as the holocaust. that is existential to the jewish people. there is no one who -- >> israeli prime minister netanyahu. >> present to you the prime minister of israel his excellency benjamin netanyahu. [applause]

>> speaker of the house john boehner president pro tem, senator orrin hatch senate minority, majority leader mitch mcconnell, house minority leader nancy pelosi, and house majority leader kevin mccarthy i also want to acknowledge senator, democratic leader harry reid. harry, good to see you back on your feet. [applause]

i guess it is true what they say, you can't keep a good man down. my friends i'm deeply humbled by the opportunity to speak for a third time before the most important legislative body in the world, the u.s. congress. [applause] i want to thank you all for being here today. i know that my speech has been the subject of much controversy. i deeply regret that some perceive my being here as political. that was never my intention. i want to thank you, democrats and republicans for your common support for israel, year after year decade after decade. [applause]

i know that no matter on which side of the aisle you sit you stand with israel. [applause] the remarkable alliance between israel and the united states has always been above politics, it must always remain above politics. [applause]

the because america and israel, we share a common destiny. the destiny of promised lands that cherish freedom and offer hope. israel is grateful for the support of american of america's people and of america's presidents from harry truman to barack obama. [applause] we appreciate all that president obama has done for israel. now some of that is widely known. [applause] some of that is widely known like strengthening security cooperation and intelligence sharing opposing anti-israel resolutions at the u.n. some of what the president has

done for israel is less well-known. i called him in 2010 when we had the carmel forest fire and he immediately agreed to respond to my request for urgent aid. in 2011 we had our embassy in cairo under siege and again he provided vital assistance at the crucial moment. or his support for more missile interceptors during our operation last summer when we took on hamas terrorists. [applause] in each of those moments i called the president and he was there. and some of what the president has done for israel might never be known because it touches on some of the most sensitive and strategic issues that are arise between an american president and an israeli prime minister. but i know it, and i will always

be grateful to president obama for that support. [applause] and israel is greatful to you, the american congress, for your support, for supporting us in so many ways especially in generous military assistance and missile defense including iron dome. [applause] last summer millions of israelis were protected from thousands of hamas rockets because this capitol dome helped build our iron dome. [applause]

thank you america. thank you for everything you've done for israel. my friends, i have come here today, because as prime minister of israel, i feel a profound obligation to speak to you about an issue that could well threaten the survival of my country and the future of my people. iran's quest for nuclear weapons. we're an an kent people. in our -- ancient people. in four thousand years of history many have tried repeatedly to destroy the jewish people. tomorrow night, on the jewish holiday of purim, we'll read the book of esther.

we'll read of a powerful persian viceroy named aman, who plotted to destroy the jewish people some 2500 years ago but a courageous jewish woman, queen esther exposed the plot and gained for the jewish people the right to defend themselves against their enemies. the plot was foiled, our people were saved. [applause] today the jewish people face another attempt, by yet another persian potentate to destroy us. iran's supreme leader ayatollah khomeni iran's supreme leader,atollah khomeni, spews the oldest hatred, the oldest hatred

of anti-semitism with the newest technology. he tweets that israel must be annihilated. he tweets. in iran there isn't exactly free internet but he tweets in english that israel must be destroyed. for those who believe that iran threatens a jewish state but not the jewish people listen to hassan nasrallah, the leader of hezbollah, iran's chief terrorist proxy. he said, if all the jews gather in israel, it will save us the trouble of chasing them down around the world. but iran's regime is not merely a jewish problem anymore than the nazi regime was merely a jewish problem. the six million jews murdered by the nazis were but a fraction ever the 60 million people killed in world war ii.

so too iran's regime poses a grave threat not only to israel but also to the peace of the entire world. to understand just how dangerous iran would be with nuclear weapons, we must fully understand the nature of the regime. the people of iran are very talented people. they're heirs to one of the world's great civilizations but in 19789 they were hijacked by religious zealots, religious zealots who imposed on them immediately a dark and brutal dictatorship. that year the zealots drafted a constitution, a new one for iran. it directed the revolutionary guards not only to protect iran's borders but also to fulfill the idealogical mission of jihad. the regime's founder, eye toll khomeni. exhorted his followers to export

the revolution throughout the world. i'm standing here in washington, d.c. and the difference is so stark. america's founding document promises life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. iran's founding document pledges death tyranny and pursuit of jihad. and the states are collapsing across the middle east, iran is charging into the void to do just that. iran's goons in gaza, its lackeys in lebanon, its revolution thank youry guards on the golan heights, are clutching israel with three tentacles of terror. backed by iran, assad is slaughtering syrians. backed by iran, shiite militias are rampaging through iraq. backed by iran, houthis are seizing control of yemen threatening strategic straits at the mouth of the red sea. along with the straits of hormuz, that would give iran a

second choke point on the world's oil supply. just last week near hormuz, iran carried out a military exercise blowing up a mock u.s. aircraft carrier. that is just last week. while they're having nuclear talks with the united states. but unfortunately for the last 36 years iran's attacks against the united states have been anything but mock and the targets have been all too real. iran took dozens of americans hostage in tehran murdered hundreds of americans soldiers, marines, in beirut, and is responsible for killing and maiming thousands of american servicemen and women in iraq and afghanistan. beyond the middle east, iran attacks america and it is allies through its global terror network. it blew up the jewish community center and israeli embassy in buenos aires. it helped al qaeda bomb u.s.

embassies in africa. it even attempted to assassinate the saudi ambassador right here in washington, d.c. in the middle east iran now dominates four arab capitals, baghdad, today mass discuss -- damascus beirut and sanaa. if iran's aggression is left unchecked more will surely follow. so at a time when many hope that iran will join the community of nations, iran is busy possible gobbling up the nations. [applause] we must all stand together to stop iran's march of conquest, subjugation and terror. [applause]

now two years ago we were told to give president rouhani and foreign minister zarif a chance to bring change and moderation to iran. some change. some moderation. rouhani's government hangs gays, persecutes christians, jails journalists and executes even more prisoners than before. last year the same zarif who charms western diplomats laid a wreath at the grave of the terrorist mastermind who spilled more american blood than any other terrorist besides usama bin laden. i would like to see someone ask him a question about that.

iran's regime is as radical as ever. its cries of death to america that same america that is called the great satan as loud as ever. now this shouldn't be surprising because the ideology of iran's revolutionary regime is deeply rooted in militant islam and that's why this regime will always be an enemy of america. don't be fooled. the battle between iran and isis doesn't turn iran into a friend of america. iran and isis are competing for the crown of militant islam. one calls itself the islamic republic. the other calls itself the islamic state. both want to impose a militant islamic empire, first in the region and then on. entire world. they just disagree among themselves who will be the ruler of that empire. in this deadly game of thrones,

there is no place for america or for israel. no peace for christians jews, or muslims who don't share the islamist medieval creed no rights for women no freedom for anyone. so when it comes to iran and isis, the enemy of your enemy is your enemy. [applause] the difference is that isis is armed with butcher knives, captured weapons and youtube whereas iran could soon be armed with intercontinental ballistic missiles and nuclear bombs. we must always remember, i will say it one more time, the greatest danger facing our world

is the marriage of militant islam with nuclear weapons. to defeat isis and let iran get nuclear weapons, would be to win the battle but lose the war. we can't let that happen. [applause] but that, my friends, is exactly what could happen. if the deal now being negotiated is accepted by iran. that deal will not prevent iran from developing nuclear weapons. it would all but guaranty that iran gets those weapons lots of them. let me explain why. while the final deal has not yet been signed, certain elements of

any potential deal are now a matter of public record. you don't need intelligence agencies and secret information to know this. you can google it. absent a dramatic change, we know for sure that any deal the iran will include two major concessions to iran. the first major concession would leave iran with a vast nuclear infrastructure, providing it with a short breakout time to the bomb. breakout time is the time it takes to amass enough weapons-grade uranium or plutonium for a nuclear bomb. according to the deal not a single nuclear facility would be demolished. thousands of centrifuges used to enrich uranium would be left spinning. thousands more would be

temporarily disconnected but not destroyed. because iran's nuclear program would be left largely intact, iran's breakout time would be very short about a year by u.s. assessment, even shorter by israel's. and if if iran's work on advanced centrifuges faster and faster centrifuges is not stopped that breakout time could still be shorter, a lot shorter. two, certain restrictions would be imposed on iran's nuclear program and iran's adherence to those restrictions would be supervised by international inspectors but here's the problem. see, inspectors document violations, they don't stop them. inspectors knew when north korea broke to the bomb but that didn't stop anything. north korea turned off the cameras kicked out the inspectors. within a few years it got the bomb. now we're warned that within

five years north korea an arsenal of 100 nuclear bombs. like north korea, iran too has defied international inspectors. it has done that on at least three separate occasions, 2005, 2006, 2010. like north korea, iran broke the locks, shut off the cameras. i know this is not going to come as a shock as a shock to any of you but iran not only defies inspectors, it also plays a pretty good game of hide and cheat with them. the u.n.'s nuclear watchdog agency, the iaea said again yesterday that iran still refuses to come clean about its military nuclear program. iran was also caught twice not once, twice, operating secret nuclear facilities in natanz and

kom. facility the inspectors didn't even know existed. right now iran could be hiding nuclear facilities that we don't know about, the u.s. and israel. as a former head of inspections for the iea said in 2013, he said, if there is no undeclared installation today in iran, it will be the first time in 20 years that it doesn't have one. iran has proven time and again that it can not be trusted. and that is why the first major concession is a source of grave concern. it leaves iran with a vast nuclear infrastructure and relies on inspectors to prevent a breakout. that concession create as real danger, that iran could get to the bomb by violating the deal. but the second major concession creates an even greater danger. that iran could get to the bomb, by keeping the deal. because virtually all the

restrictions on iran's nuclear program will automatically ex-priority in about a -- expire in about a decade. now a decade may seem like a long time in political life but it is blink of an eye in the life of a nation. it is a blink of an eye in the life of our children. we have all the responsibility to consider what will happen when iran's nuclear capabilities are virtually unrestricted and all the sanctions will have been lifted. iran would then be flee to build a huge nuclear capacity that could produce many, many nuclear bombs. iran's supreme leader says that openly. he says iran plans to have 190,000 centrifuges, not 6,000, or even the 19,000 that iran has today but 10 times that amount. of 190,000 centrifuges enriching

uranium. with this massive capacity, iran could make fuel for entire nuclear arsenal, in a matter of weeks. once it makes that decision. my long-time friend, john kerry, secretary of state confirmed last week that iran could legitimately possess that massive centrifuge capacity when the deal expires. now i want you to think about that. the former sponsor, the foremost sponsor of global terrorism could be weeks away from having enough enriched-uranium for an entire arsenal of nuclear weapons and this with full international legitimacy. and by the way if iran's intercontinental ballistic missile program is knot part of the deal, and so far iran refuses to even put it on the negotiating table, while iran could have the means to deliver that nuclear arsenal to the far

corners of the earth to every part of the united states. so you see, my friends this deal has two major concessions. one, leaving iran with a vast nuclear program. and two, lifting the restrictions on that program in about a decade. that's why this deal is so bad. it doesn't block iran's path to the bomb. it paves iran's path to the bomb. so why would anyone make this deal? because they hope that iran will change for the better in the coming years, or they believe that the alternative to this deal is worse. well, i disagree. i don't believe that iran's radical regime will change for the better after this deal. this regime has been in power for 36 years and its voracious

appetite for aggression grows with each passing year. this deal with only whet iran's appetite for more. would iran be less aggressive when sanctions are removed and its economy is stronger? if iran is gobbling up four countries right now while it is under sanctions, how many more countries will iran devour when sanctions are lifted? would iran fund less terrorism when it has mountains of cash with which to fund more terrorism? why should iran's radical regime change for the better when it can enjoy the best of both worlds aggression abroad prosperity at home? this is a question that everyone asks in our region. israel's neighbors, iran's neighbors, know that iran will become even more aggressive and sponsor even more terrorism when

its economy is unshackled and it has been given a clear path to the bomb. many of these neighbors, say they will respond by racing to get nuclear weapons of their own. so this deal won't change iran for the better. it will only change the middle east for the worse. a deal that is supposed to prevent nuclear proliferation would instead spark a nuclear arms race in the most dangerous part of the planet. this deal won't be a farewell to arms, it would be a farewell to arms control. and the middle east would soon be crisscrossed by nuclear tripwires. a region where small skirmishes can trigger big wars would turn into a nuclear tinder box. if anyone thinks, anyone think this is deal kicks the can down the road think again. when we get down that road

we'll face a much more dangerous iran, a middle east littered with nuclear bombs. and a county countdown to a potential nuclear nightmare. ladies and gentlemen, i have come here to today to tell you we don't have to bet the security of the world on the hope that iran will change pour the better. we don't have to gamble with our future and with our children's future. we can insist that restrictions on iran's nuclear program not be lifted for as long as iran continues its aggression in the region and in the world. [applause]

before lifting those restrictions the world should demand that iran do three things. first, stop its aggression against its neighbors in the middle east. second -- [applause] second, stop supporting terrorism around the world. [applause] and third stop threatening to annihilate my country, israel the one and only jewish state. [cheers and applause]

thankthank you. if the world powers are not prepared to insist that iran change its behavior before a deal is signed, at the very least they should insist that iran change its behavior before a deal expires. [applause] if iran changes its behavior the restrictions would be lifted. if iran doesn't change its behavior the restrictions should not be lifted. [applause] if iran wants to be treated like a normal country, let it act like a normal country.

[applause] my friends, what about the argument there is no alternative to this deal? that iran's nuclear know how can not be erased. that its nuclear program is so advanced best we can do is delay the inevitable which is essentially what the proposed deal seeks to do? well, nuclear know how without nuclear infrastructure doesn't get you very much. a race car driver without a car can't drive. a pilot without a plane can't fly. without thousands of centrifuges tons of enriched-uranium or heavy water facilities iran can't make nuclear weapons. [applause]

iran's nuclear program can be rolled back well beyond the current proposal by insisting on a better deal and keeping up the pressure on a very vulnerable regime, especially given the recent collapse in the price of oil. [applause] now, if iran threatens to walk away from the table and this often happens in a persian bazaar, call their bluff. they will be back, because they need the deal a lot more than you do. [applause] and by maintaining the pressure on iran, and on those who do business with iran you have the power to make them need it even more. my friends for over a year

we've been told that no deal is better than a bad deal. well, this is a bad deal. it is a very bad deal. we're better off without it. [applause] now, we're being told that the only alternative to this bad deal is war. that is just not true. the alternative to this bad deal is a much better deal! [applause]

a better deal that doesn't leave iran with a vast nuclear infrastructure in such a short breakout time. a better deal that keeps the restrictions on iran's nuclear program in place until iran's aggression ends. [applause] a better teal that won't -- better deal that won't give iran an easy path to the bomb. a better deal that israel and it is neighbors may not like but which we could live literally. and no country, no country has a greater stake, no country has a greater stake than israel in a good deal that peacefully removes this threat. ladies and gentlemen, history has placed us at a fateful crossroads.

we must now choose between two paths. one path leads to a bal deal that will at best curtail iran's nuclear ambitions for a while. but it will inexorably lead to a nuclear armed iran whose unbridled aggression will inevitably lead to war. the second path, however difficult, could lead to a much better deal that would prevent a nuclear-armed iran a nuclearized middle east, and the horrific consequences of both to all of humanity. you don't have to read robert frost to know, you have to live life to know that the difficult path is usually the one less traveled, but it will make all the difference for the future of my country, the security of the middle east, and the peace of the world, the peace we all

desire. [applause] my friends standing up to iran is not easy. standing up to dark and murderous regimes never is. with us today is holocaust survivor and nobel prize winner ellie weisel. [applause]

[applause] elie, your life and work inspires to give meaning to the the words never again. [applause] and i wish i could promise you, elie, that the lessonses of history have been learned.

i can only urge the leaders of the world, not to repeat the mistakes of the past. [applause] not to sacrifice the future for the present, not to ignore aggression in the hopes of gaining an elouis sorry peace. but i can guaranty you this. the days when the jewish people remain passive in the face of genocide dal enemies those days are over! [cheers and applause]

we are no longer scattered among the nations, powerless to defend ourselves. we have restored our sovereignty in our ancient home and the soldiers who defend our have boundless courage. for the first time in 100 generations we, the jewish people, can defend ourselves! [applause] this is why, this is why as prime minister of israel, i can problem is you one more thing. even if israel has to stand alone, israel will stand. [applause]

but i know that israel does not stand alone. i know that america stands with israel. i know that you stand with israel. [applause] you stand with israel because you know that the story of israel is not only the story of the jewish people but of the human spirit that refuses again and again to succumb to history's horrors. [applause]

facing me right up there in the gallery overlooking all of us in this august chamber, is the image of moses. moses led our people from slavery to the gates of the promised land, and before the people of israel entered the land of israel moses gave us a message that steeled our resolve for thousands of years. i leave you with his message today. [speaking hebrew] be strong and resolute, neither fear nor dread them. my friends may israel and america always stand together, strong and resolute, may we neither fear nor dread the challenges ahead. may we face the future with confidence strength and hope. may god bless the state of israel and may god bless the united states of america!

[cheers and applause] >> thank you. >> israeli prime minister bejnamin netanyahu speaking to a joint session of congress, speaking 40 minutes, interrupted by applause roughly 40 times. many of them as you see here standing ovations by lawmakers from both parties. some he have them by one party or another, interrupted nonetheless. in a methodical way netanyahu lace out the case against iran. he spent first 15 minutes talking about iran's support for terrorism throughout the middle east. that iran has goons in gaza lackeys in lebanon, revolutionary guards in the golan heights, its tentacles of

terror reaching throughout the region. shiite troops in iraq and houthi rebels in yemen. iran may be helping to fight isis but in this case quote, the enemy of your enemy is your enemy. turning to the u.s.-iran nuclear negotiations he refuted concerns by the administration that he would be revealing classified details of the negotiations. he said, he would only talk about what's out there. >> thank you very much. >> adding quote, you can google it. >> thank you, america. thank you. thank you. >> as he continues to thank, applause there wrapping up his speech. >> thank you. >> i'm pretty sure it was done. yes he is. netanyahu said this deal doesn't block iran's path to a nuclear bomb, it paves the path to a bomb. he said no deal is better than this deal. iran already plays a game of quote, hide and cheat with iaea inspectors. he brought up the specter at the end there of the holocaust and

mentioned survivor elie wiesel in the chamber. he said never again. promised israel would stand alone if it has to in this case. back here in the studio with our panel. managing editor of "foreign policy" magazine, a.b. stoddard associate editor of "the hill" and syndicated columnist charles krauthamer. charles? >> i thought it was an extraordinary speech. it had two very sharp messages. the first was, the essence of the critique of the deal what the israelis are worried about what the israelis think is utterly intolerable is the sunset clause. and that is the idea that after about 10 years, with all restrictions removed with the sanctions lifted. with iran's economy restored they would have unlimited ability to develop a uranium enrichment which is something no country is allowed not even for

example our ally south korea is allowed that. he says as long as this regime is in charge that would be catastrophic. he seemed to be conceding that if that were dropped, he could live with the rest of the agreement. he said he wouldn't like it but there are ways we could live with it. i think what he means, if they were kept under some kind of restriction, indefinitely until the regime either altered its behavior or was changed israelis would accept that. that is an interesting sort of offering on their part. but the second thing he said was that at the end, i think you can understand why he came, he said, if we have to we will act alone. meaning, he is telling the congress, if this deal is enacted or if it begins to to through, we reserve the right to attack iran on our own. i think what he did here, is he tried to show the world that he would have the support of the

congress if that happened because we know the administration has been discouraging that. our against it some way sabotaging the very idea of an israeli attack. i think what he did. he got standing ovation when he said israel would act alone. what he was saying i came here we will show the world have to act, if we do we want the support to the congress and he wanted to show the world that he did. those were two very important elements. >> he also apologized at the very beginning that this speech has become so political. speaking of that, 50 plus democrats didn't show up. you wouldn't know that from the chamber as it was packed. democrats and republicans stood up in standing ovations. i will represent peter welch, democrat from vermont, tweeted out, no single individual has done more harm, to harm the vitality the vitally important u.s.-israeli relationship than benjamin netanyahu. that was one democrat's perception.

he obviously didn't attend the speech but what about the whole back and forth, after this, the political overtones? >> well, after this we move from the speech to the deal and what you're going to have congressman welch is in the minority. you don't hear this conversation among democrats even who didn't attend the speech that he has ruined this relationship. they didn't like he made the speech with the house speaker without the administration's knowledge the plan for the speech but they're not using that kind of rhetoric. we see going forward that the prime minister made a very compelling case against this sunset clause for why, with the sunset it rewards bad behavior. he wants a condition the deal needs to be conditioned on good behavior. the problem is that the administration's pat response to all of this has been for weeks you know what? if we just crank up the sanctions they will crank up the bomb. so democrats, some of who i mentioned didn't go to the speech but feel the deal is bad, and republican allies of israel

who are trying to blunt a bad deal, really need to come out with the case how you keep them at the table and how you counter the administration's line, which is more sanctions and no deal equals a bomb even faster. >> no matter what is said, this was a powerful address that clearly resonated with supporters of israel, as he makes the case against iran. >> i thought he did two things very interesting i think we had thought he would deal. detail which he did it. he went after the deal. we knew he would do that try to go methodically point by point. put whole thing historical context, dating 4,000 years in attempt to annihilate the jewish people and specifically said this is one of those attempts but as you mentioned at the outset, spent 10 or 15 minutes past iranian support for terror. terror attacks that took american lives. now the administration can not make this only argument about a specific clause and a specific deal. they have to say is he right

that iran condoned terror expense the u.s.? is he right, they will continue to do so? is this broader than a nuclear deal? that shifts debate in way and surprised at length and detail he did it with. >> does it put administration on the defensive as secretary kerry right now in geneva doing this deal? >> it makes the administration explain the deal before it is fait accompli. that achievement on the part of israelis and opponents of deal. explain to us why it will be good before you sign your name on it. >> charles, ab yogi, thank you very much. panel. that's it for here in washington. i will be back at 6:00 p.m. this evening with more news and analysis on "special report." now head back to jon scott in new york. jon: brit, thank you very much. great panel. very good analysis there, obviously from the results of a stern an somber speech from the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu speaking to that joint

meeting of congress. in the next hour of "happening now," we'll be speaking with the former israeli ambassador to the united states. as members of the press and public digest what the prime minister had to say. we'll also hear from democrat about the members of congress who decided to skip the speech essentially protesting the timing of it and perhaps the content as well. we'll also talk with the chief white house correspondent for "the new york times," who will be giving us some insight into what they are saying at the white house about all of this. jamie colby and i will be along for the second hour of "happening now." you heard what the prime had to say. tweet us, send us your own thoughts. foxnews.com/happeningnow. check in on our live chat and tell us what you thought of the prime minister's speech. we will be back here in one hour. "outnumbered" starts right now.

>> israeli prime minister bejnamin netanyahu before a joint meeting in front of congress. warning such an agreement could place the rogue nation dangerously to obtaining nuclear weapons. this is "outnumbered." i'm harris faulkner. here today andrea tantaros, host of "money" with melissa francis on our sister network, host of "kennedy". we are glad he is here. and he's outnumbered. this is a big news day. you said it yourself. >> really big news day. that was an extraordinary speech from benjamin netanyahu. it was the most -- the fullest description the american people have heard about the threat from iran in six years. and i think bracing for people who haven't been