US director: Netanyahu is foolish

Jewish American film director Woody Allen spoke with Israeli media on Friday while promoting his new film "Irrational Man" in France, and launched harsh criticism against Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.

In an interview with Channel 10, Allen, an open supporter of US President Barack Obama, spoke about the falling out between Obama and Netanyahu over the nuclear deal with Iran.

"There are only two ways to look at it, either Netanyahu was very visionary and sees things we don't see, or he's behaving very foolishly," stated Allen.

"To the average American it seems that he is the wrong leader making mistakes, leading Israel in the wrong way, and has been not helpful in the relationship with the United States because of who he is," Allen said.

"This could all be not true, but if you buy a newspaper in America or listen to the news on television that is the impression you get," he said.