Arutz Sheva spoke on Thursday with Professor Itamar Rabinovich, who
served as Israel’s Ambassador to the United States between 1993 and
1996, at the Israeli Presidential Conference.
Professor Rabinovich is Professor Emeritus of Middle Eastern History
at Tel Aviv University and is currently a visiting professor at the
Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He formerly
served as president of the Tel Aviv University.
Professor Rabinovich, who spoke about the relations between Israel
and the United States, said that “there was and there still is
tension” between President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Binyamin
Netanyahu.
“We have to take into account that the Obama administration is facing
re-election, and that moderates the tension,” he explained,
adding, “They also decided to put the Palestinian issue on the shelf
on the time being and to focus on the Iranian issue. There’s been a
great deal of progress in that issue but there is still uncertainty
in the air about the prospect of an Israeli raid.”
Asked whether he believed Israel would attack Iran without letting
the U.S. know beforehand, Prof. Rabinovich said, “I hope not.”
