House and Senate leaders Friday asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak before a joint session of Congress, a long-awaited invitation that is expected to cause friction between both parties and within the Democratic conference in particular.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) signed on to a letter inviting the Israeli leader to Washington on an unspecified date.