Three opposition Knesset members have sent a letter to MK Avi Dichter, the head of the powerful Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, demanding he show them a letter presented to Israel from Russian officials on a rejected deal to remove Iran from Syria, Channel 10 news reports.
The offer was part of a pitch Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev gave to his Israeli counterpart Meir Ben-Shabbat in September, and was aimed at fostering better ties between the United States and Russia through a deal on Iran and Syria, the Axios news site reported Thursday.
According to the report, the deal would have seen US forces leave Syria and Iranian militias pushed out, but was rejected by Netanyahu because it would also involve easing sanctions on Tehran.
The three MKs, Merav Michaeli, Ofer Shelach and Omer Bar-Lev demand Dichter have the letter presented to the Knesset committee and Netanyahu subpoenaed to appear before the lawmakers to answer questions about the scotched deal.
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