It's becoming increasingly difficult to understand what happened to Donald Trump, once regarded by many Israelis as the greatest friend Israel ever had in the White House.
After months of threats, ultimatums, and dramatic declarations, what exactly has been achieved? By every visible measure, this looks like a remarkable victory for Iran. Trump himself now acknowledges that Tehran will retain the ability to enrich uranium.
The only party paying a price appears to be the United States, which is signing what looks disturbingly like a surrender agreement.
And Israel? Israel is reduced to the role of a dependent client state, forced to watch from the sidelines as decisions affecting its survival are made elsewhere.
Instead of eliminating the threat, this deal merely postpones it while handing Tehran something even more valuable: time. Time to regroup, rebuild, rearm, and continue advancing its ambitions.
Without the complete dismantling of Iran's enriched uranium stockpiles, without addressing its ballistic missile program, and without seriously confronting its regional terror network - Hezbollah, the Houthis, and other Iranian proxies - the regime is effectively being granted breathing room to continue its campaign of destabilization and terror.
The president whom most Israelis viewed as a historic ally, the leader whose election was celebrated across Israel, may ultimately be remembered as one of the greatest disappointments in the history of U.S.-Israel relations.
Many Israelis opened champagne bottles when Trump won. They believed they were witnessing the return of a president who understood the Iranian threat better than anyone.
Instead, Israel has been thrown under the bus, its hands tied in Lebanon and Gaza, while its most dangerous enemy is rewarded with resources, legitimacy, economic relief, and the oxygen it needs to continue pursuing its long-term goal: the destruction of the Jewish state.
The same president who fiercely denounced Obama's Iran deal and proudly withdrew from it is now on the verge of signing an agreement that may prove even worse.
A tragic and historic mistake.