Former prime minister of Israel Ehud Olmert accused Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday of spending billions of shekels on unnecessary defense projects related to Iran, the Times of Israel reported.
In an interview with Channel 2 News, Olmert said that the current prime minister "wasted" NIS 11 billion on "hairbrained adventures that haven't, and won't, come to fruition."
"We are dealing with expenditures that go above and beyond multi-year budgets," said Olmert, adding that he believes "the projects won't be carried out because 2012 was the decisive year."
Israel has at times threatened to attack Iran's nuclear facilities based on allegation that Iran's nuclear energy program has been diverted towards the production of an atomic bomb.
Iran has rejected all allegations against its nuclear energy activities, arguing that as a committed signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), it has the right to use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.
Iran has also called the statements by Israel "provocative", and said it will give a firm response to any aggression.
"They scared the world for a year and in the end didn't do anything," charged Olmert, referring to Netanyahu's ongoing campaign to lead the world into action against Iran's nuclear weapons program both by toughening sanctions and by using the threat of military strikes to derail the Islamic Republic's uranium enrichment drive.