Has Obama destroyed 60 years of friendship? U.S.-Israeli relations frayed after dismissive comments from President Obama

Iran's nuclear weapons deal still divisive among West

In his dramatic, and controversial, speech before the U.S. Congress, Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu warned that the proposed agreement between the U.S. and Iran was "a bad deal" which would not hinder Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons.

LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - Netanyahu clearly and openly sided with Republicans who view President Obama's handling of Iran as weak and ineffectual, arguing that the deal would only make it easier for Iran to continue making nuclear weapons which could destroy Israel.

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"We have been told that no deal is better than a bad deal. Well this is a bad deal. It is a very bad deal. We are better off without it," said Netanyahu.

"We are being told that the only alternative to this bad deal is war. That is just not true. The alternative to this bad deal is a much better deal."

Netanyahu's speech garner numerous outbreak of applause from Republicans and even Democrats, especially after he announced that even if it had to go it alone, Israel would stand against Iran.

President Obama spoke with reporters after Netanyahu's speech, and criticized the prime minister for bringing "nothing new" to the debate over Iran.

On "how [America and Israel] prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, which would make it far more dangerous and would give it scope for even greater action in the region, the prime minister didn't offer any viable alternatives."

These remarks reveal just how much the leadership in the two countries, which have been strong allies for decades, have grown apart.

One senior official with Obama's administration said that Netanyahu's rhetoric, though strong, was simply an attempt to attack the president.

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"Without a deal, Iran will certainly advance its program-installing advanced centrifuges, fueling its plutonium reactor and reducing or eliminating its breakout timeline. That would leave us with the choice of accepting a nuclear-threshold Iran or taking military action," he said.

"Where is the alternative? Simply demanding that Iran completely capitulate is not a plan, nor would any country support us in that position."

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