Labor party MK Eitan Cabel, a known staunch opponent to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, came out publically to back the prime minister�s stern position against Iran and the US brokered deal with Tehran.

Cabel serves as the chairman of the Labor faction in Knesset. He announced �I refuse to join the choir of those applauding the nuclear agreement with Iran. The truth is [the agreement] will result in a loss of sleep�.

Cabel has not been persuaded by statements released by US President Barak Obama, who is trying to reassure the American People and Western community that the deal with Iran is a good one. �This time around it is not a question of left-wing or right-wing� states Cabel, who adds �With the radical religious regime�s record of terrorism receives permission to get to touching distance of a nuclear bomb I am very concerned. When the person responsible to ensure the agreement is not breached has a proven track record of contempt for red lines that he himself set, I am even more worried�.

Cabel concludes �Hence, in this matter only I stand at Binyamin Netanyahu�s side amid all the criticism regarding how he handled the struggle surrounding the deal before it was signed. Bottom line, the struggle [against it] was justified. There is no coalition and opposition when it comes to standing against a nuclear Iran threat � we are all Israelis�.

(YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)