A former head of Israel’s Mossad spy agency has criticized the regime’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for antagonizing Washington over Iran’s nuclear program. “The person who has caused the greatest strategic damage to Israel on the Iranian issue is the prime minister,” said Meir Dagan in an interview with the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth released on Friday.
Dagan
accused Netanyahu of bringing “intolerable” risks upon the Israeli regime by
fraying ties with the US, adding the premier’s policies are detrimental to Tel
Aviv’s future and security. “I feel that we are now at a critical point
regarding our existence and our security… Our standing in the world is not
brilliant right now. The question of Israel’s legitimacy is up for debate,” he
stated, adding, “We should not erode our relations with our most important
friend…This is not proper behavior for a prime minister.”
He
also denounced Netanyahu’s trip to Washington and his scheduled address to the
US Congress as pointless and counterproductive because the US administration
opposes Netanyahu’s stance on Iran’s nuclear talks.
“Netanyahu
may get applause in Congress, but all the power is in the White House. What
will Netanyahu gain by addressing Congress? I just don’t understand it. Is his
goal to get a standing ovation? This trip to Washington is doomed to failure,”
the former Mossad chief pointed out.
Fri
Feb 27, 2015 11:46PM PTV.
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