Inledningen var att Kongressen bjöd in Netanyahu för att tala och Obama exploderade över att han inte fick chans att stoppa det.
Raderi i Israel Over Obamas Mossad "Lies"
Erfaren israel säger att "vänner inte agerar så här" efter Mossad Head förnekar vad USA hävdade, att han motsatte Iran-sanktioner i samtal med senatorer.
Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu [bilden nedan]
En högt uppsatt israelisk tjänsteman levererade en ovanligt hård attack mot USA:s president Barack Obamas administration torsdagskvällen, efter den amerikanska rapporten som hävdade att Mossads chef Tamir Pardo hade varnat amerikanska senatorer mot ytterligare Iran-sanktioner, i strid med Israels officiella hållning.
"De bedrägliga anklagelserna mot Mossads chef höjdes med amerikanerna igår, trots ett meddelande som hade sänts till dem på tisdagen av underrättwelseminister [Yuval] Steintz," senior israelisk källa berättade Kanal 2 nyheter.
Han tillade att Israel hade gått över protokollet från mötet mellan Pardo och delegering av senatorer, och att Pardo hade inte sagt vad som tillskrivs honom.
"Att läcka Mossadchefsuttalanden, även om de inte hade förfalskats, är ett allvarligt brott mot alla regler," tillade en senior källa. "Vänner beter sig inte så här. Information från ett hemligt möte får inte läcka ut."
Mossads chef Tamir Pardo förnekade på torsdagen rapporten - som genomfördes av Bloomberg news - och hävdar att Mossad vasr oense med premiärminister Benjamin Netanyahu om behovet av att trycka nya sanktioner mot Iran.
I rapporten sägs att Mossad tjänstemän rådde amerikanska senatorer som besökte Israel nyligen att avvakta med ytterligare Iran sanktioner, säger att de skulle hindra, inte hjälpa, försökte övertala Iran att ge upp eller tillåta fullständig internationell övervakning av landets kärnenergiprogram.
"Chefen för Mossad sa inte att han motsätter sig ytterligare sanktioner mot Iran", sade spionbyrån torsdag.
"Mossad Head Tamir Pardo träffades den 19 januari 2015 med en delegation av amerikanska senatorer", Mossad sade i ett uttalande. "Mötet hölls på begäran av senator och med premiärministerns godkännande. Vid mötet chefen av Mossad betonade extra effektiva de sanktioner som har släppts ut på Iran i flera år för att föra Iran till förhandlingsbordet. "
"Chefen för Mossad noteras att i förhandlingarna med Iran, måste en politik för" morötter och piskor "antas, och det finns inte tillräckligt" pinnar "nuförtiden," det till.
Vidare sade byrån ", sa uttryckligen att det avtal som håller på att bildas med Iran är dåligt och kan leda till en regional kapprustning." Han
Källor i Jerusalem sade armé Radio torsdagen att berättelsen rapporteras i Bloomberg om oenighet mellan Netanyahu och Mossad beträffande sanktioner mot Iran är USA:s president Barack Obama-administrationens "hämnd" för Netanyahus inbjudan att tala kongressen.
Inbjudan förlängdes av kongressen utan att rådfråga Obama.
Fury in Israel Over Obama's Mossad 'Lies'
Senior Israeli says 'friends don't act like this' after Mossad Head denies US claim that he opposed Iran sanctions in talk with senators.
Barack Obama, Binyamin Netanyahu
A senior Israeli official delivered an uncommonly harsh attack on US President Barack Obama's administration Thursday evening, following the American report that alleged that Mossad Head Tamir Pardo had warned US senators against further Iran sanctions, in contradiction of Israel's official stance.
"The fraudulent claims against the Mossad Head were raised by the Americans yesterday, despite a message that had been transmitted to them on Tuesday by Intelligence Minister [Yuval] Steintz,” the senior Israeli source told Channel 2 news.
He added that Israel had gone over the minutes of the meeting between Pardo and the delegation of senators, and that Pardo had not said what was attributed to him.
"Leaking the Mossad Head's statements, even if they had not been falsified, is a serious breach of all the rules,” the senior source added. “Friends do not behave like this. Information from a secret meeting must not leak out.”
Mossad Head Tamir Pardo denied on Thursday the report – which was carried by Bloomberg news – claiming that the Mossad disagrees with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu about the need to press new sanctions on Iran.
The report said that Mossad officials advised US senators who were visiting Israel recently to hold off on further Iran sanctions, saying that they would hamper, not help, efforts to persuade Iran to give up or allow full international supervision of its nuclear program.
"The Head of Mossad did not say that he opposes additional sanctions on Iran,” said the spy agency Thursday.
"Mossad Head Tamir Pardo met on January 19, 2015, with a delegation of US senators,” Mossad said in a statement. “The meeting was held at the request of the senators and with the prime minister's approval. At the meeting, the Head of Mossad stressed the extraordinary effectiveness of the sanctions that have been placed on Iran for several years in bringing Iran to the negotiating table.”
"The Head of Mossad noted that in negotiating with Iran, a policy of 'carrots and sticks' must be adopted, and there are not enough 'sticks' nowadays,” it added.
Furthermore, said the agency, he “said specifically that the agreement that is being formed with Iran is bad and could lead to a regional arms race.”
Sources in Jerusalem told Army Radio Thursday that the story reported in Bloomberg about disagreement between Netanyahu and the Mossad regarding sanctions on Iran is US President Barack Obama administration's “revenge” for Netanyahu's invitation to address Congress.
The invitation was extended by Congress without consulting Obama.
"The Head of Mossad did not say that he opposes additional sanctions on Iran,” said the spy agency Thursday.
"Mossad Head Tamir Pardo met on January 19, 2015, with a delegation of US senators,” Mossad said in a statement. “The meeting was held at the request of the senators and with the prime minister's approval. At the meeting, the Head of Mossad stressed the extraordinary effectiveness of the sanctions that have been placed on Iran for several years in bringing Iran to the negotiating table.”
"The Head of Mossad noted that in negotiating with Iran, a policy of 'carrots and sticks' must be adopted, and there are not enough 'sticks' nowadays,” it added.
Furthermore, said the agency, he “said specifically that the agreement that is being formed with Iran is bad and could lead to a regional arms race.”
Sources in Jerusalem told Army Radio Thursday that the story reported in Bloomberg about disagreement between Netanyahu and the Mossad regarding sanctions on Iran is US President Barack Obama administration's “revenge” for Netanyahu's invitation to address Congress.
The invitation was extended by Congress without consulting Obama.
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