Democrats are playing a dangerous game with Israel by snubbing the prime minister of America’s staunchest Middle East ally. Four Democratic senators, as well as almost two-dozen House members, have already announced that they will not attend Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to a joint session of Congress on March 3. By doing so, they may curry favor with the White House, but they risk sending a dangerous message to Israel’s enemies — especially Iran.

As recently as November, Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned that the only “cure” for Israel is to “be annihilated.” Is it any wonder that Netanyahu considers a nuclear-armed Iran an existential threat to Israel’s very existence?