Yair Golan, leader of the Democrats Party, said in a post on the social media platform X that “this is a difficult morning for Israel”.
“Israeli citizens woke up this morning to an agreement between the United States and Iran that was reached while bypassing Israel,” Golan wrote.
He argued that, “with a single signature”, US President Donald Trump had signed an agreement that effectively offered Iran a lifeline, while Netanyahu was left “standing on the sidelines, powerless, ill, isolated and ineffective”.
Golan described the situation as the culmination of years of failure, stating that “Netanyahu has become the father of the greatest strategic failure in Israel’s history”.
Accusing the Israeli premier of damaging Israel’s alliances and leaving the country isolated at a critical moment, Golan added:
“Netanyahu is good for Hamas, Iran and Hezbollah. Netanyahu is not good for Israel. Replacing him is not merely a political necessity; it is an existential security necessity.”
‘Netanyahu has lost confidence’
Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the opposition Yashar Party and a former chief of staff of the Israeli military, also criticised the agreement in a statement posted on X, describing the US-Iran deal as “contrary to Israel’s interests”.
Eisenkot said Netanyahu had lost the confidence of both the Israeli public and the country’s allies.
