At this point, there was really not much that could be done to turn the tide, especially as Obama projected an eagerness to close a deal on this new basis, and the divergence in US-Israel positions was quite blatant
Israel and the Iran Nuclear Deal: “Chronicle of a Failure Foretold”?
Irrespective of the political motivations among members of the Israeli opposition for their respective attacks on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding his handling of the Iran nuclear issue and Israel’s diplomatic failure regarding the P5+1-Iran deal, questions have arisen that will likely become more poignant in the Israeli debate if the deal ultimately passes Congress. This is especially the case if the deal becomes widely regarded in Israel as a bad agreement that will not stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. In this case, the Israeli government – which has long been laboring to prevent this very outcome – will be perceived as a firm loser in the wake of the deal.
