Report: Mossad Undercuts Netanyahu, Warns US Congress Against More Iran Sanctions

[Purveyor]

Source: Jerusalem Post

Israel’s political leadership is in disagreement with top members of its intelligence services over the benefit of more Congressional sanctions on Iran as negotiations over its disputed nuclear program continue, Bloomberg News is reporting on Thursday.

The rift is so severe that it compelled the Mossad to contradict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and directly warn US Congressional officials that more sanctions against the Islamic Republic at this juncture could effectively spell the end of negotiations, according to Bloomberg.

Israeli intelligence officials have apparently come around to the same view shared by both the Obama administration as well as American spy agencies who say that any attempts by lawmakers to pass tougher anti-Iran legislation could chase Tehran from the negotiating table.

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Congressional leaders, however, were surprised to learn that Mossad officials had briefed a number of key lawmakers, lobbying against the bill. Bloomberg reported that the briefing prompted Menendez to seek clarifications from Israel's envoy to Washington, Ron Dermer.

Read more: http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/Report-Mossad-undercuts-Netanyahu-warns-US-Congress-against-more-Iran-sanctions-388535

[ChairmanAgnostic]

1. I have never even imagined this

Scenario. Mossad bitching in public? To US senators? In the US?

[underpants]

10. Indeed

[mountain grammy]

11. Me neither! It's shocking and encouraging all at the same time.

[groundloop]

2. "could chase Tehran from the negotiating table" - many would prefer war

Our congressional GOPers obviously would rather have a war with Iran instead of negotiating with them.

[Purveyor]

3. We have a gaggle of DEM's i.e. Menendez, Schumer also in that 'war' boat. eom

[Fred Sanders]

6. Melendez was apparently not aware of this and is pissed at the unnamed Senators who were briefed

by in secret I assume.

What a cluster duck.

[Purveyor]

25. Ha. Even the mossad realizes what a lost cause Menendez is so why bother with him. eom

[louis-t]

4. Lesson? When repugs get involved

clusterfuck follows.

[kacekwl]

5. To the GOP it's all about ...

who's balls are bigger. If the negotiations fell apart it would be fine with them . Good excuse to go to war and blame Obama.

[annabanana]

7. big honkin' KICK!

We will be dust before this gets on the big screens and in America's eyeballs....

[Stephen Retired]

8. Will they be assassinating our scientists, too?

BDS!

[2naSalit]

21. Only if

the GOP ask them not to. Right now, that's what they are working their way toward... it's scientists who are calling them out on the climate issues after all and showing how stupid they are.

[underpants]

9. So..... this a breach of protocol?

What ever you think of the Massad are some tough customers

[mountain grammy]

12. We need to make our peace with Iran

the fucking Republicans, a few Dems and Netanyahu want a war with Iran because the fucking invasion of Iraq went so bloody well. This madness has to stop.

[newfie11]

18. +infinity!!!!!

[Peacetrain]

13. My head is just spinning

[Jesus Malverde]

14. disturbing

We knew that Bibi was a joke, still not cool for an intelligence agency to undercut the democratically elected leader like that.

Especially during an election.

Strange times.

[khankiso]

16. Must be

pretty important to them to do that. I've a feeling the GOP will do as they please and go forward they want to start a war so they have somebody else to blame it on.

[hopemountain]

19. nor is it cool for congress

to go behind the back of a democratically elected leader and invite the leader of another country to address the congress.

[Jesus Malverde]

20. agreed..nt

[2naSalit]

22. Unless he's a danger to their nation, which he appears to be.

I wish our intelligence folk would have ratted out Bu$hCo. instead of facilitating the debacle that will plague us beyond our lifetimes.

Doesn't bother me a bit that they are warning that Bibi is dangerous.

[proverbialwisdom]

27. Related: "The Gatekeepers"

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2309788/awards?ref_=tt_awd

A documentary featuring interviews with all surviving former heads of Shin Bet, the Israeli security agency whose activities and membership are closely held state secrets.

http://www.sonyclassics.com/thegatekeepers/site/
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017130345

[KG]

15. iran, the eternal boogeyman

[Iliyah]

17. GOPers - bomb bomb bomb bomb

Iran!

[madokie]

23. Bibbi has little man syndrome

he is simply a little man in a big mans world and he can't stand it. The world will be a better place once he is no longer in any position of leadership or power as I'm sure he sees himself

[nikto]

24. Netanyahu and the Neocons are so extreme, even Mossad is pushing back against them

Surprising.

And heartening.

At least, for now.


This also shines new light on the GOP.

GOP is more RW-extreme than Israel's equivalent to the CIA.


Wow.
Just Wow.


Weird world we live in.

[Cha]

26. K

[msanthrope]

28. We live in interesting times. nt