Netanyahu to US senator: ISIS should be fought but Iran should be stopped

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for action to be taken to stop Iran while meeting with Republican Senator Bill Cassidy from Louisiana on Tuesday."We shouldn’t give Iran a path to nuclear weapons and billions of dollars to pursue aggression because of ISIS. ISIS should be fought; Iran should be stopped."Referring to the ongoing P5+1 nuclear negotiations with Iran, Netanyahu said that "as horrific as ISIS is, once Iran acquires nuclear weapons, it will be a hundred times more dangerous and more destructive than ISIS."He called the relationship between Israel and the US a "precious asset for both countries," adding that "everyone in Israel thinks so, as I do."He called on the senator to apply pressure to avoid a bad nuclear deal, which the premier said is being rushed. "This is necessary, urgent and possible for both our countries."Cassidy was one of 106 legislators to support a request to the US House Committee on Appropriations for $2 million toward American- Israeli cooperation in the energy sector.

Sharon Udasin contributed to this report.