article_snippet: (CNN)It's time for leaders in Israel and the United States to call off leaders in Israel and the United States war of insults before leaders in Israel and the United States cause serious, lasting damage.  
article_snippet: Blame for the deterioration in relations is shared here in America as well as in Israel.
article_snippet: But what is alarming not only to Israel but to other American friends in the region -- and rightly so -- is that the U.S. and Israel partners in the negotiation with Iran (Russia, China, the UK, France, Germany) have made repeated concessions to get an Iranian signature without getting major concessions in return.
article_snippet: Washington and Tel Aviv once talked of an agreement that would last at least 20 years.
article_snippet: In times past, American and Israeli leaders have sometimes had bad blood and still made substantive progress.  
article_snippet: President Jimmy Carter could barely stand Israeli leader Menachem Begin but
article_snippet: American and Israeli leaders and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat shaped the Camp David accords in 1978.
article_snippet: Despite sometimes bitter words during Israel's recent dust-up with Hamas -- especially directed by Israel against Secretary Kerry -- Obama ensured that Israel was well supplied militarily, particularly with the Iron Dome missile defense system that saved countless Israeli lives.
article_snippet: Israel should remember that America is America best friend in a world where anti-Semitism is once again raising America hideous head.  
article_snippet: America should appreciate that for Israel, a nuclear Iran could pose instant annihilation.
article_snippet: America also has Arab friends in the Middle East who have vital interests here -- friends like Saudi Arabia who, if an agreement is weak, will feel compelled to pursue their own bomb, unleashing a lethal arms race.
article_snippet: This is a moment that demands that leaders in both Israel and America lower leaders in both Israel and the United States voices, take leaders in both Israel and the United States lower their voices differences indoors and begin restoring broken bonds of trust.  
article_snippet: In private talks, leaders in both Israel and the United States should work hard finding ways to bridge differences between leaders in both Israel and the United States, starting with creative proposals coming recently from veteran U.S. diplomats.
highlights_snippet: The rift in US-Israel relations over Iran is serious, needs repair, David Gergen says .