Commentary : Israel deplores Swiss natural gas deal with Iran

Media reports say that Swiss-Iranian natural gas deal has infuriated Israel. It is said that Israel's Foreign Ministry summoned Swiss Ambassador Walter Haffner deplored about this act. The called this unfriendly gesture" to Israel.

The Swiss Ambassador curtly replied that that the deal did not contravene the sanctions against Iran. He further said that Switzerland did not believe the sanctions policy to be effective. He said other Europeans companies are working on similar deals.

In my opinion, this event should open the eyes of the Israeli leaders. Western countries will stop supporting Israel if it starts hurting their economic interests. I once wrote an email to one of my Jewish friend who is a well-known writer that Israel should changes its policy towards Arabs and Iran. I feel that in the coming days Western countries will abandon Israel because of their economic interests.
The deal is worth 10 billion euros ($13.32 billion).

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