Israeli Opposition Leader to Visit Washington Over Iran Deal

Israel’s center-left opposition leader Isaac Herzog will travel to Washington to discuss his country’s concerns over the Iranian nuclear deal

The South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 26, 2015. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP

JERUSALEM—Israel’s center-left opposition leader Isaac Herzog will travel to Washington to discuss his country’s concerns over the Iranian nuclear deal, a spokesman said Wednesday, in the first sign of Israeli diplomatic action in response to the agreement.

There is widespread objection in Israel to the deal, and it dealt a heavy blow to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who spent years trying to prevent it.

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