After getting Iran to agree to a deal that curbs its nuclear programs, some of the major world powers that accomplished that are turning to a new task:  Getting Israel to quit griping and get on the program.

President Obama already placed a 30-minute phone call to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday afternoon.  Where once Netanyahu denounced the deal, on Monday he told members of his Likud party, “It’s true that the pressure we exerted bore some fruit, and brought about a better result than what was previously planned, but it’s still a bad deal.”

After Israeli Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz claimed the Iran deal was based on deceit.  That was quickly followed by a friendly call from French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, who told Steinitz that he is interested in continuing to cooperate closely with Israel with regard to Iran, and urged Israel’s government to focus on the future.

If Obama and France spoke softly, British Foreign Secretary William Hague brought the big stick, telling Israel not to sabotage what could be a turning point in ending decades of tension.

“We would discourage anybody in the world, including Israel, from taking any steps that would undermine this agreement and we will make that very clear to all concerned,” Hague told parliament.

Israel’s leaders have gone through the stages of anger, bargaining, and depression.  Now, leaders in Washington, London, and Paris are hoping that acceptance takes hold.

The six-month interim deal struck in Geneva over the weekend saw Iran agree to curb some of its nuclear activities in return for billions of dollars in sanctions relief.