With the incoming Biden administration expected to return to diplomacy with Iran, Israeli officials are working on ways to sabotage a revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA.
An Israeli source told Bloomberg that Israeli officials are weighing their options and deciding between a public crusade against the JCPOA or a quieter strategy through behind-the-scenes engagement with the Biden administration. In the coming weeks, Israel is expected to send a stream of envoys to Washington to discuss the JCPOA.
Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have made their opposition to Biden’s known. Reports from Israeli media said Netanyahu is at odds with Defense Minister Benny Gantz over handling Biden’s Iran policy.
Netanyahu is looking to box Gantz out of Iran talks with the Biden administration. Gantz was set to take over as prime minister in November 2021 as part of a power-sharing deal between his Blue and White party and Netanyahu’s Likud. But the coalition collapsed, and Israelis are heading back to the polls for another election in March.
The upcoming election could cause Netanyahu to move hard and fast against Biden’s attempts at diplomacy with Iran. Considering he likely signed off on the November assassination of Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, an aggressive move is not out of the question for Netanyahu.
Any hardline moves from Netanyahu could impede Biden’s plans. It might require Biden to take a strong public stance against Netanyahu and Israel early in his administration.
Recipe for a false flag event?
Israel is what it always has been.
The story is that Biden’s team will let them do it.
Biden could stop this in any number of ways. He won’t.
They’ll have Schumer(D-Israel)doing their bidding.
Schumer is not alone as you all know my friends, more then 3/4 of the Congress are staunch AIPAC supporters and their MIGA first policies always prevail at the expense of the USA.
And Biden stopping this nonsense, I don’t think so, his loyalty to the USA like our Congress lies elsewhere.
With that crowd of people Biden has appointed Israel has nothing to worry about and should be in hog heaven.
Joe Biden must send a message to Israel to tell them their “stream of envoys” to discuss the relations with Iran is not welcome in the US because there is NOTHING to discuss. We do not welcome uninvited participation in our international relations. A second message to Netanyahu should strongly discourage any “false flag” initiatives by Israel to influence our decisions. Israel has done enough damage to the USA, witness the hysterical welcome reception of monster spy Jonathan Pollard, hosted by Netanyahu. What a disgrace!!
You could have substituted Joe Biden with any US president over the last 40 years and your comment wouldn’t be outdated. But you’d also have the same chance of any of them sending Israel any such messages and that would be zero.
You are so right, but I had to speak up.