Herzog: Netanyahu's speech won't halt Iran nuclear program.
Zionist Union leader says while Netanyahu may know how to deliver speech, after address he remained alone and Israel isolated.
Israel was facing security issues far more worrying than Iran, Herzog said, and vowed that as prime minister, he would work to ensure that Iran did not acquire nuclear capabilities.
"The painful truth is that after the applause, Netanyahu was left alone. Israel was left isolated. And the negotiations with Iran will continue without Israeli participation. This speech greatly damaged the US-Israel relationship. It won't change the government's stance and will only widen the rift with our biggest friend and strategic ally. A rift that will carry a price we will all pay," said Herzog.
Herzog said he could also have gone to Washington DC, but decided instead that he would rather be in the Negev and not Washington.
He said Israel's biggest problems were in Israel – on the Gaza border, in northern Israel and in Jerusalem. Israel's domestic issues, Herzog said, do not worry him any less than the Iranian nuclear threat, which he does not underestimate.
"No Israeli leader will stand a nuclear Iran," Herzog demanded. "The determination to prevent Iran from acquiring Nuclear weapons crosses continents and crosses party lines."
"The question is not whether the upcoming deal is bad," said Herzog, referring to Netanyahu's main thrust during his Congress address. "The question is how to prevent a bad agreement."
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