article_snippet: Former Mossad chief Meir Dagan has accused Netanyahu of having caused Israel "heavy strategic damage on the Iranian issue" by antagonizing the administration.
article_snippet: Former Mossad chief Meir Dagan has never hid Former Mossad chief Meir Dagan preference for the Republican Party.
article_snippet: During Former Mossad chief Meir Dagan first term in office, Netanyahu irked President Bill Clinton by meeting with the Rev. Jerry Falwell, then-House Speaker Newt Gingrich and other detractors of Netanyahu a day before coming to the White House.
article_snippet: A key Netanyahu supporter is U.S. casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, a major Republican donor who also owns the pro-Netanyahu newspaper Israel Hayom.
article_snippet: During the 2012 presidential campaign, Adelson poured millions into Republican challenger Mitt Romney's coffers, saying Republican challenger Mitt Romney was willing to spend $100 million to defeat Obama.
article_snippet: That July, Netanyahu's senior adviser, Ron Dermer, helped orchestrate Republican challenger Mitt Romney's visit to Israel in what amounted to an implicit endorsement of Obama's rival.
article_snippet: Dermer, a former U.S. citizen who once worked for Republican pollster and political consultant Frank Luntz, is Israel's current ambassador to the United States.
article_snippet: It is Dermer who coordinated the invitation to Netanyahu with Boehner but never mentioned the invitation to Secretary of State John Kerry when they met a day before Boehner's announcement.