[[{"content_id":362869,"content_number":0,"portal_id":2,"lang_id":"en","content_title":"Ex-Israel PM: Our policy towards Iran has been nothing but a failure","content_rtitr":"","content_short_title":null,"content_summary":"Israel's policy towards Iran since the signing of the nuclear deal in 2015 has been nothing but a failure, former Prime Minister and Defence Minister Ehud Barak said yesterday.","content_summary_fill":1,"content_body":"In an article published by&nbsp;Ynet News, Barak said: &quot;Prime Minister Naftali Bennett was right when he addressed the unbearable gap between the rhetoric of the former government led by Benjamin Netanyahu and its actions.&quot;\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHe stressed: &quot;Israel&#39;s policy towards Iran since the signing of&nbsp;the nuclear deal in 2015&nbsp;has been nothing but a failure, stemming from ineptitude and the dangerous illusions of its leader.&quot;\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&quot;Netanyahu chose to clash with the administration of former US President Barack Obama, missing a golden opportunity to bolster Israel&#39;s military strength, which would have enabled the IDF [Israeli army] to act independently against the Iranian nuclear program.&quot;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBarak considered US President Donald Trump&#39;s&nbsp;withdrawal&nbsp;from the nuclear deal with Iran an opportunity for the country to increase its nuclear research.\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&quot;In 2018, Netanyahu pushed another former US leader Donald Trump to withdraw from the deal, allowing the Iranians to accelerate their rush towards a nuclear threshold, while blaming the US for violating the deal,&quot; he said.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&quot;Worst of all, Netanyahu failed to prepare a joint Israeli and American &quot;Plan B&quot; to surgically set Iran&#39;s nuclear program back many years &ndash; should Tehran opt to proceed to head towards the nuclear threshold.&quot;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHe claimed: &quot;Iran seeks to have nuclear weapons, not to use them against the US, Israel or any other neighbouring nation&hellip; just in order to ensure the future of the regime and its independence to act.&quot; Adding: &quot;It is unclear whether the US and Israel even have a plan in place for.&quot;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIsrael must work to prevent Iran from reaching the nuclear threshold. &quot;There is no time for public disagreement and a mutual blame game that will be nothing more than an embarrassment.&quot;","content_html":"<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">In an article published by&nbsp;Ynet News, Barak said: &quot;Prime Minister Naftali Bennett was right when he addressed the unbearable gap between the rhetoric of the former government led by Benjamin Netanyahu and its actions.&quot;<\/span><br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">He stressed: &quot;Israel&#39;s policy towards Iran since the signing of&nbsp;the nuclear deal in 2015&nbsp;has been nothing but a failure, stemming from ineptitude and the dangerous illusions of its leader.&quot;<\/span><br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">&quot;Netanyahu chose to clash with the administration of former US President Barack Obama, missing a golden opportunity to bolster Israel&#39;s military strength, which would have enabled the IDF [Israeli army] to act independently against the Iranian nuclear program.&quot;<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Barak considered US President Donald Trump&#39;s&nbsp;withdrawal&nbsp;from the nuclear deal with Iran an opportunity for the country to increase its nuclear research.<\/span><br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">&quot;In 2018, Netanyahu pushed another former US leader Donald Trump to withdraw from the deal, allowing the Iranians to accelerate their rush towards a nuclear threshold, while blaming the US for violating the deal,&quot; he said.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">&quot;Worst of all, Netanyahu failed to prepare a joint Israeli and American &quot;Plan B&quot; to surgically set Iran&#39;s nuclear program back many years &ndash; should Tehran opt to proceed to head towards the nuclear threshold.&quot;<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">He claimed: &quot;Iran seeks to have nuclear weapons, not to use them against the US, Israel or any other neighbouring nation&hellip; just in order to ensure the future of the regime and its independence to act.&quot; Adding: &quot;It is unclear whether the US and Israel even have a plan in place for.&quot;<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Israel must work to prevent Iran from reaching the nuclear threshold. &quot;There is no time for public disagreement and a mutual blame game that will be nothing more than an embarrassment.&quot;<\/span><\/p>","content_source":"","content_url":"","content_date_start":"2021-12-06 14:26:01","content_date_event":"2021-12-06 14:26:01","content_date_event_start":null,"content_date_event_end":null,"content_show_title_slider":1,"content_date_last_edit":"2021-12-06 15:02:31","content_date_register":"2021-12-06 14:33:47","content_columns":0,"content_show_img":1,"content_show_details":0,"content_show_related_img":0,"content_show_slider":1,"content_comment":1,"content_score":0,"tag_id":0,"score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"uid":44,"eid":44,"attach_title":"Ex-Israel PM: Our policy towards Iran has been nothing but a failure\n 2","attaches":[{"sizes":{"150":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202112\/497853_1250747442_150_100.webp","300":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202112\/497853_1250747442_300_200.webp","400":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202112\/497853_1250747442_400_266.webp","600":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202112\/497853_1250747442_600_399.webp","900":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202112\/497853_1250747442_900_599.webp","1200":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202112\/497853_1250747442_1200_798.webp"},"ext":"jpg","file_media":1,"token":1250747442,"files":{"original":{"url":".\/file\/2\/attach\/202112\/497853_1250747442.jpg","width":2560,"height":1703,"size":0}}}]}]]