Danny Ayalon, a former deputy foreign minister and Israel's former ambassador to the US, laid out his view of Israel's standing in the US, calling the current deal between the US and Iran a "massive surrender" to the regime, during a Thursday interview with 103FM.
Ayalon began the interview by citing recent reports on the relationship between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
"When Trump hugs someone, it is not out of true friendship but out of interests. Trump is only for himself. Another mistake made here was that the prime minister mixed his personal interests in his trial and fused them with national interests, and Trump is exploiting that to the fullest," he said.
He later criticized the agreement with Iran and what he described as American submissiveness.
"What is happening today is massive surrender by the US to Iran; the Iranians are setting the tone, the US is releasing funds to Iran, and the Americans are not responding to provocations on Iranian territory."
"The Iranians are exploiting this to the fullest. The Iranians wanted to separate the Hormuz issue from the nuclear issue, and once they did that, it gives them quiet," he added.
'We have lost the Senate': US-Israel relations at a critical stage
Ayalon also made clear later that American administration support is at a critical stage.
"When we look at this perspective of 1,000 days, a war that began with Biden and now with Trump, we really see bipartisan growth here; it is a shame that it is only at the level of the presidents.
"We have effectively lost Congress, in my view, because of mistakes made in Israel over the past decade. We saw that we have no other country to rely on beyond the US; it is a true friend and partner," he added.
He also explained that the differences between the Democratic and Republican parties' support for Israel, along with the shift in public opinion over Israel, are the biggest challenges for Israeli diplomats.
"Israel's standing in the world as it is is at its lowest point. Also, in the US, we have never been in such a miserable situation regarding public opinion. Israel has become a pariah state," he said.
Ayalon concluded that Israel can fix its standing with the US, but it has a lot of work to do before relations begin to get stronger.
"It is possible to fix this, but you have to start on several levels. It is not entirely our fault, but the basis and the situation are the demographic changes in the US over the past quarter-century. We are seeing minorities that have received much more of a platform and political power, including Muslims, Hispanics, Blacks, and so on."