so, ... is Netanyahu succeeding, in persuading the Americans?...

In the PULSE, here

"Vice President Biden's recent comments reaffirmed Israel's sovereignty in assessing national security threats as well as reflected the dwindling patience of the US in engaging Iran in dialogue.

Boaz Bismuth and Matti Tuchfeld in Israel Hayom:

Has US Vice President Joe Biden given Israel a green light to attack Iran? In an unusual statement, the US vice president said yesterday in an interview to ABC with respect to an Israeli strike against Iran that the US could not dictate to a sovereign nation what it could or could not do.

Officials in Jerusalem were not surprised by Biden's statements.

"There are secret understandings between Israel and the Obama administration as to the options that Israel has regarding Iran," said a political source in Jerusalem to Israel Hayom.

Sources in the Prime Minister's Bureau said yesterday that "the fact that Biden is talking about Israel's right to attack Iran, and at the same time fewer statements are being made on settlements, shows that Netanyahu is succeeding, slowly and determinedly, in persuading the Americans of the justice of his government's policy."....."