A recent poll conducted by McLaughlin & Associates, known for its close ties with the Republicans and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has found that 59 percent of Americans support Israeli PM's controversial Congress speech, whereas only 29 percent oppose the decision, reported on POLITICO. However, a nationwide survey conducted by CNN/ORC has shown that 63 percent of Americans have been against Netanyahu's decision, and they are not happy that the speech was organized without consulting with the U.S. President Barack Obama. In the survey reported by CNN on Tuesday only 33 percent has said that 'it was right thing to do.'The Israel Project, a pro-Israel group, has conducted another poll, which shows results in favor of Netanyahu's speech, BloombergView has reported. According to the poll, 25 percent of the participants agree with the following statement: "Some people say Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is in the middle of an election at home, and it is inappropriate for the U.S. to host him for a speech only two weeks before the election is being held. They say this is a Republican attempt to make Netanyahu look stronger before his election."

However, 43 percent of those who responded agreed more with the following: "Other people say Iran is getting closer to building a nuclear weapon. As one of the world's most knowledgeable leaders on the Middle East and the Iranian nuclear program, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu should address Congress before the March 31st deadline for a political framework with Iran."

The American public has been divided over the Israeli PM's controversial decision to address the Congress in a joint meeting of the House and the Senate with a speech on March 3, less than two weeks prior to the elections in Israel on March 17, as the contradictory poll results have indicated. However, the division and the tensions are not new regarding the crisis between Netanyahu and the Obama administration. Furthermore, there has been a visible division within the Congress as tensions continue to escalate between the two strong allies. While the Republicans have sided with Netanyahu and supported his decision to address the Congress, Democrats have suggested the cancelation of the speech, as it has been scheduled too close to the nearing elections in Israel.

Netanyahu's acceptance has also received harsh criticism from the U.S. President Barack Obama and his administration, accusing him of placing his politics before relations between the two strong allies. In addition, the invitation for the speech, planned by the U.S. House Speaker, John Boehner, was not consulted with the White House, which was a breach of traditional diplomatic protocol.

Furthermore, Israeli PM is expected to take a hardliner stance with regards to Iran's nuclear program in his speech, an issue that has been a moment of disagreement between Netanyahu and the Obama administration. The Israeli PM has been pushing for military confrontation with Iran, while Obama looks to solve the issue via diplomatic talks and avoid the military confrontation. In addition, the Obama administration has accused Israel of misinforming the public on the negotiations between Iran and the U.S. over the Iran's nuclear program, according to Reuters, on Wednesday. "We see that there is a continued practice of cherry-picking specific pieces of information and using them out of the context to distort the negotiating position of the United States," said John Earnest, White House spokesman, accusing Israel of using the information to misguide the public on the U.S. position.

The U.S. state department spokeswoman also said on Wednesday that 'not everything you are hearing from the Israeli government is an accurate reflection of the details of the talks,' adding that owing to concern that details are kept secret, not everything can be shared with the public, implying concern that the information can be leaked by the Israelis.

The ongoing tensions between the Obama administration and the Israeli PM are not new, but the recent moves by both sides reflect the severity of the worsening relations between the two strong allies.