Prepare to hear a lot about Iran and its threat to Israel this coming week.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the pro-Israel lobby American Israel Public Affairs Committee's (AIPAC) annual policy conference on March 2 and the US Congress on March 3 in an all-out effort to turn hesitant lawmakers against the current negotiations — and stay in power past this month's elections. Congressional hawks, who released yet another Iran bill on Feb. 27, are hoping to use his visit to galvanize Democrats into voting for a pair of AIPAC-backed measures that President Barack Obama has vowed to veto.

The visit, however, also risks weakening Israel's influence by turning Iran into a partisan issue. Some 32 Democrats in the House and Senate intend to skip Netanyahu's speech, according to the latest count by the congressional newspaper The Hill.

The White House, furious that Netanyahu's visit was organized behind their backs by Republicans critical of Obama's diplomacy with Iran, will only be sending National Security Adviser Susan Rice and Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power to the conference. Other notable policymakers speaking at AIPAC this coming week include Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., (March 2) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. (March 3).