Sputnik - The Israeli opposition thinks that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should stop making publicized "empty" accusations against Iran and its nuclear program and instead calls for re-negotiations over the fate of the the Iran nuclear deal, Ksenia Svetlova, an opposition member of the Israeli parliament, told Sputnik on Monday.



"We believe there is no alternative to�the Iran nuclear agreement, however, [we] see the need to�renegotiate some of�its terms. If some weaknesses can be fixed through�a dialogue with�Iran, we should focus on�that. Israel is not a party to�this agreement, but�if we can provide our friends, both in�Europe and in�Russia, with�objective information, then we should focus on�that instead of�making publicized empty statements that Iran is preparing a nuclear bomb," Svetlova said.


She underlined that the situation in�the region was already complicated by�Iran�s intensified attempts to�gain a foothold in�Syria in�close proximity to�the Israeli border.

The lawmaker also stressed that the Israeli opposition and some in�the country's military intelligence feared that the United States pulling out�of the deal would raise the specter of�armed conflict in�the region.
"Netanyahu is fixed on�the idea of�convincing Trump to�pull out�of the deal. Professionals in�Israel, who are familiar with�this issue, including in�the opposition and people from�the military intelligence, on�a daily basis raise concerns over�a possible withdrawal [from the Iran nuclear deal] of�the United States stressing it may lead to�increased military tension and the likelihood of�military clashes in�the region," she said.


The statement refers to�Netanyahu's announcement made on�Thursday, claiming that�Israel had obtained 100,000 paper and digital documents, which, he said, irrefutably prove that Iran's nuclear program had a secret military component, codenamed "Project Amad." This declaration was made shortly before�a May 12 deadline, when US President Donald Trump to�decide whether or not Washington will remain a party to�the nuclear agreement.

Following Netanyahu�s statement on�Iran's nuclear weapons ambitions despite�the 2015 nuclear deal, Russia called on�Israel to�immediately give information on�Iran continuing its nuclear program to�the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which previously refrained from�comments on�Israel�s findings. However, according to�EU High Representative for�Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, Israel has not called into�question Iran's compliance with�post-2015 nuclear commitments.

On July 14, 2015, the European Union and the P5+1 group of�countries�� China, Germany, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States�� signed the JCPOA with�Tehran. The accord stipulated a gradual lifting of�anti-Iranian sanctions in�exchange for�Tehran curbing its nuclear program and allowing inspections to�ensure that the nature of�the program is peaceful.