peaker of the United States House of Representatives John Boehner is expected to visit Israel in about a week, Haaretz reported Friday.
Boehner, a member of the Republican Party, is US President Barack Obama’s arch rival and the man who invited Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to make his controversial speech in Congress.
Senior Israeli officials who asked to remain anonymous said Boehner will begin his visit, which has not yet been announced publicly, on March 31, heading a delegation of Republican Congress members.
The officials said the final agreement for the visit was given during Netanyahu’s trip to the United States some two weeks ago.