US-Israeli spat grows over Netanyahu plan, The US and Israel escalated an increasingly public spat over Benjamin Netanyahu’s Republican-engineered congressional speech next week, with the Israeli prime minister accusing world powers of rolling over to allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons.
Secretary of State John Kerry openly questioned Mr Netanyahu’s judgment on the issue on Wednesday.
The comments injected new tension into an already strained relationship between the close allies ahead of Mr Netanyahu’s address to Congress next Tuesday.
More Democratic politicians announced they would skip the speech, which was orchestrated by Republican leaders without the knowledge of President Barack Obama’s White House.
Mr Netanyahu hopes his speech will strengthen opposition to a potential nuclear deal with Iran, Mr Obama’s signature foreign policy objective.
US and Iranian officials reported progress in negotiations this week on a deal that would clamp down on Tehran’s nuclear activities for at least ten years but then slowly ease restrictions. Mr Netanyahu lashed out at the US and other usual staunch allies of Israel................Read More
Secretary of State John Kerry openly questioned Mr Netanyahu’s judgment on the issue on Wednesday.
The comments injected new tension into an already strained relationship between the close allies ahead of Mr Netanyahu’s address to Congress next Tuesday.
More Democratic politicians announced they would skip the speech, which was orchestrated by Republican leaders without the knowledge of President Barack Obama’s White House.
Mr Netanyahu hopes his speech will strengthen opposition to a potential nuclear deal with Iran, Mr Obama’s signature foreign policy objective.
US and Iranian officials reported progress in negotiations this week on a deal that would clamp down on Tehran’s nuclear activities for at least ten years but then slowly ease restrictions. Mr Netanyahu lashed out at the US and other usual staunch allies of Israel................Read More
