Underlining US support from both parties, PM meets second bipartisan Congressional gr

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"The support and the alliance with the United States is a foundation of our national security,” Netanyahu said at the start of the meeting with the delegation .

Amid concerns that Israel is increasingly becoming a partisan political issue in the US, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met for the second day in a row on Tuesday with a bipartisan Congressional delegation and stressed that support for a strong Israel-US relationship crosses party lines.

"The support and the alliance with the United States is a foundation of our national security,” Netanyahu said at the start of the meeting with the delegation made up primarily of members of the House Homeland Security Committee. .

“It’s a bipartisan position,” he added. “It's also bipartisan here. I think there’s complete unanimity about the importance of the relationship with the United States."

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U.S. senator says sees Iran nuclear bill vote as soon as Thursday

U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker said on Tuesday that he sees an "overwhelming" vote to pass the Iran nuclear review bill as soon as Thursday.

Corker, a Republican, told reporters at the U.S. Capitol that leaders were still working out a way to allow the Senate to consider amendments to the bill, which would allow Congress to review an international nuclear agreement with Tehran before most sanctions on Iran could be waived.

"My sense is that Thursday there's a very good chance that we'll have an overwhelming vote," Corker said.

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