Israel’s rhetoric over Iran leaves it isolated from world powers

Israel’s rhetoric over Iran leaves it isolated from world powers

The deal with Iran is not a “historic mistake”, as claimed by Benjamin Netanyahu, but brings Iran in from the cold and puts the option of military strikes off the table, Gideon Levy, journalist and columnist for the Haaretz newspaper, told RT.

Israel and particularly Netanyahu now stands increasingly isolated, and as the peace talks with the Palestinians go nowhere, it depends on Washington if Israel’s attitude will be tolerated or if the US will push Jerusalem to end occupation, he said.

RT: What do you make of Israel’s comments, from the Prime Minister? He says this is an historic mistake, do you agree with that?

Gideon Levy: No I don’t agree at all, but I’m not sure that my opinion counts. I think that if you judge it in a very cold way, Israel’s security today is in a better position than two days ago, because this agreement as any other compromise was for the benefit of all parties. First of all a war was prevented and the potential bombing of the Iran facilities, either by the United Sates or Israel, this is not on the table anymore and this is for the benefit of peace, no doubt about it. Secondly the arms race, the development of nuclear potential in Iran will be from now on controlled and that’s an achievement and above all I think it’s very positive if Iran is back among the community of countries and not isolated. An isolated Iran is always more dangerous than Iran part of the west, part of the east part of the world.

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