Israel's Defence Minister Warns That Israel Can’t Rely On ‘Weak’ US To Deal With Iran

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (l.) and Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon sit in front of a display of M302 rockets, found aboard the Klos C ship, at a navy base in the Red Sea resort city of Eilat March 10, 2014. Yaalon says Israel is on its own in facing the threat from Iran. Amir Cohen/Reuters

Israel's Defense Chief Says U.S. Projecting Weakness -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Israel's defense minister has accused the United States of projecting weakness internationally and said Israel could not rely on its main ally to take the lead in confronting Iran over its nuclear program.

Moshe Yaalon, whose remarks were reported in the Haaretz daily on Tuesday, caused friction with the United States only two months ago when he described Secretary of State John Kerry's quest for Israeli-Palestinian peace as messianic and obsessive.

His latest comments, confirmed by an Israeli official who was present at lecture Yaalon delivered at Tel Aviv University on Monday, displayed deep disappointment with U.S. President Barack Obama's handling of burning world issues.

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My Comment: This is the second major announcement from the Israeli Defense Minister in two days .... and both of them critical of President Obama's House Middle East policy. He must have learned something that got under his skin to be as vocal as this.