Crisis in U.S.-Israel Relations

White House Thinks “Chickenshit” Bibi Won’t Bomb Iran

Today, Jeffery Goldberg has written an explosive piece in the Atlantic, saying the White House does not believe Israel has the guts to bomb Iran. Goldberg, who commands vast knowledge of U.S.-Israel relationship, quotes senior officials in Obama Administration as describing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu as “chickenshit” , “coward” , and having “no guts.”

“The good thing about Netanyahu is that he’s scared to launch wars,” the official said. “The bad thing about him is that he won’t do anything to reach an accommodation with the Palestinians or with the Sunni Arab states. The only thing he’s interested in is protecting himself from political defeat… He’s got no guts,” the official said.

Another senior official describes Netanyahu as “chickenshit” on peace process, and a “coward” on the issue of Iran’s nuclear threat: Ultimately Bibi couldn’t bring himself to “pull the trigger.”

Naftali Bennett, leader of Israeli right-wing party The Jewish Home, and the country’s minister of economy said of Golberg’s piece: It proves Obama Administration plans “to throw Israel under the bus.” (Twitter/@ChemiShalev)

Barak Ravid, diplomatic correspondent for Haaretz, said: “Obama-Bibi relations have gone from very, very bad, to very, very, very bad.” (Twitter/@JeffreyGoldberg)

To read Goldberg’s piece, please click here.

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