Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Zionist Union leader Isaac Herzog of undermining his efforts to prevent Iran’s nuclearization by declining to call a potentially nuclear Iran an existential threat to the State of Israel.
“I agree that a nuclear Iran is extremely dangerous, and I believe that it must be prevented,” Herzog had said in an interview with Washington Post, adding that "all options for me are still on the table,” including Israeli military strikes.
When they asked if he agrees with Netanyahu that a nuclear Iran would pose “an existential threat,” Herzog said: “It is a big threat. That’s enough.”
Herzog also said he trusted US President Barack Obama to reach a good deal on Iran. The Likud said Herzog proved in the interview that, if elected, he would surrender to Obama and the international community.
“While the prime minister works day and night to explain the significance of the threat Iran poses to Israel, the inexperienced Herzog harms Israel’s efforts to prevent a nuclear Iran for cynical political reasons,” the Likud said.