Interim US-Iran peace deal sparks anger among Israelis, who lash out at Netanyahu
Opposition leaders say the agreement leaves Iran stronger and Israel out of talks, while Netanyahu faces growing blame ahead of elections.
- The preliminary U.S.-Iran peace deal triggered widespread fury across Israel's political spectrum on Monday, with critics blasting the framework as a historic security disaster that leaves Tehran's nuclear and missile infrastructure intact.
- Opponents fiercely castigated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a "shocking failure," accusing him of overpromising victory, misjudging President Trump's appetite for a prolonged conflict, and allowing Israel to be thoroughly outflanked and sidelined in regional diplomacy.
- Opposition leaders argued that the pact fails to meet any of Israel's core war objectives, with center-left leader Yair Golan and centrist rival Yair Lapid noting that the deal unfreezes billions for the Ayatollahs' regime while leaving Israel fundamentally weaker and increasingly isolated.
- Far-Right members of Netanyahu's own ruling coalition openly revolted against the agreement, as National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich declared that Israel is "not a banana republic" or a U.S. subordinate, vowing that the terms do not bind them.
- Netanyahu launched a defiant defense of his wartime policies at a Jerusalem press conference, insisting that Israel is not a party to the U.S.-led deal and pledging that he will continue fighting to prevent a nuclear Iran "with or without an agreement.
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Algemeen Dagblad
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu may be a political survivor, but this time he is in a very tight spot. Now that an agreement has been reached between Iran and the US, he has alienated virtually the entire parliament. But if Israel starts shelling Iran or Lebanon again, he will face Washington's wrath. In this way, the man without friends is losing his last allies as well.
Donald Trump may be able to leave the Iran war in limbo, but for Israel, it's a matter of survival. Benjamin Netanyahu and a large portion of Israel's population believe that if Iran doesn't lose this war completely, challenges like Hamas and Hezbollah will resurface. Therefore, whenever Trump talks about "peace," Netanyahu is seen as an "enemy of peace."
'Iran can never have nuclear weapon': Netanyahu responds to criticism; why Israel is upset with peace deal?
Amid growing resentment in Israel over the emerging agreement between the United States and Iran, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday defended his government's approach, insisting that Iran would never be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons, regardless of whether a deal is reached. "Iran will never have nuclear weapons, not today and not tomorrow," Netanyahu said during a brief press conference held in Hebrew. Responding to criticism over…
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