Sunday, July 26, 2015

Steinitz Slams Kerry: No One Has Authority to Threaten Israel

Energy and Water Minister Yuval Steinitz (Likud) slammed US Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday for suggesting Israel would be blamed if Congress blocked the nuclear agreement with Iran. 

"The State of Israel will speak about its view on the Iranian nuclear issue, as related to its security and existence. No one has the authority to threaten it," Steinitz, the Jewish state's point person on Iran, charged. 

According to Steinitz, arguments against the agreement stem from objective concerns, which are not exclusively felt by Israel. 
"Criticism of the agreement in the United States in general, and Congress in particular, is due to to the serious flaws and loopholes found it it, transforming the so-called 'tight and intrusive' agreement into a farce." (READ MORE)