The plan underscored the politicization of Washington's Israel policy, in which the Israeli leader has been aligned with Republicans.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address U.S. Republican senators via video linkup to their weekly policy lunch on Wednesday, a source familiar with the plan said.
The address comes days after the Senate's Democratic leader Chuck Schumer gave a speech harshly criticizing him as an obstacle to peace, Reuters reports.
The plan underscored the politicization of Washington's Israel policy, in which the Israeli leader has been aligned with Republicans.
Schumer a long-time supporter of Israel and the highest-ranking Jewish U.S. elected official, in his speech last week, told the Senate that Netanyahu's government "no longer fits the needs of Israel" five months into a war that began with attacks on Israel by Hamas militants on October 7, 2023. Schumer urged new elections.
Republicans in turn harshly criticized Schumer.
Netanyahu told CNN on Sunday that Schumer's speech was inappropriate.
Netanyahu's plan to address the weekly Republican policy lunch was first reported by the political news outlet Punchbowl.