During the first week of March, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to visit the United States. On his list of appointments is delivering a keynote address to the annual AIPAC Policy Conference and a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama. The last time Obama and Netanyahu met was in September 2013, when the prime minister flew to New York to address the UN General Assembly.

The meeting between the two world leaders comes at a precarious time between Israel and the United States. Over the past several years, the relationship between Obama and Netanyahu has been shaky at best. Obama and Netanyahu will most likely discuss the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians as well as the two countries different stances regarding a nuclear Iran.

Netanyahu has consistently objected to the use of diplomacy the Obama administration has favored regarding Iran. The Iranian government purports to use its nuclear program for peaceful purposes. However, Netanyahu and majority of Israeli officials have refused to believe what it perceives as Iranian lies, especially since Iranian leaders have consistently threatened to wipe Israel off the map.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who has made numerous trips to the Mid-East region to broker peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, is perceived by many Israeli officials as running a marathon to nowhere. Several Israeli lawmakers view Kerry’s efforts as “messianic” and “obsessive” and have called Kerry a “mouthpiece” to incitement against Israel. The meeting between the president and prime minister will seek to further enhance peace prospects.

Besides for visiting Washington, DC, the prime minister is expected to visit the West Coast. He will attend a screening of “The Royal Tour,” an international tourism series, in Los Angeles. Netanyahu will also visit Silicon Valley.