Tel Aviv, 09 Aug-(ANA)-Israel's foreign ministry has recalled one of its senior diplomats after he criticised his government for harming ties with the United States.
Nadav Tamir, consul-general in Boston, will travel to Jerusalem next week to give "clarification" to the ministry.
In an internal memo, Mr Tamir wrote that public clashes with Washington over settlement construction were "causing strategic damage to Israel".
The government said he had violated protocol by expressing political views.
The three-page document, entitled "Sad thoughts on Israel-US relations", was leaked to Israel's Channel 10 TV.
Mr Tamir said in his memo that narrow political considerations were contributing to the deterioration of bilateral ties.
"There are people in US and Israeli politics who ideologically oppose Obama, and are willing to sacrifice the special relationship between the two countries in order to advance their political agenda."
The "atmosphere of confrontation", he warned, was alienating the US public and putting the Jewish community in a difficult position. (ANA)
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