With Russian officials urging the IAEA to host a conference on a nuclear-free Middle East, Israel’s atomic energy chief Shaul Horev has rejected the idea as unrealistic and “futile.” Foreign Ministry officials declined to say if Israel would even participate if such a summit was held.
“Regrettably, the realities in the Middle East are far from being conducive,” said Horev, adding that the “concept of a region free of weapons of mass destruction” was not “applicable” to the Middle East. Israel is the only nation in the region with nuclear weapons.
The idea of a nuclear-free Middle East has been kicked around for years, but gained a major boost when the US endorsed the idea in 2010 at the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) conference. Having endorsed the plan, it took less than 24 hours for the US State Department to express “deep regrets” over the signing, saying it was unfair. President Obama followed up by calling the signing a mistake and insisted Israel has a “right” to nuclear weapons.
Polls have consistently shown strong support among Israelis for a nuclear-free zone in the region, but the hawkish government in power in Israel has blasted every proposal to even discuss the subject, saying it “unfairly singles out” Israel by virtue of the fact that Israel is the only nation with a nuclear weapons program in the first place, as well as the only non-signatory to the NPT in the region.
Of course Isrel says that a middle east with out nuclear weapons is futile, Israel the ONLY country with Nukes will never give them up!
On what basis does Israel have a 'right' that other nations do not have? A more proper term would be a privilege. What is the basis of such a privilege? Did Moses bring down a third tablet that has just now been recovered? The root of this problem is Jewish Supremicism, a nasty form of Racism. Zionism is Racism.
Exactly, Israels reasoning is ONE BIG CRAP!!!!!…Sonner this entity becames "forgoten embarising part of human history" – better for Humanity…peter czech
Now we see why they are fighing tooth and nail even going to war to stop Iran but all ln vain israel will not control the middle east Iran will with her nuclear weapons ."Does Iran have nuclear" weapons" woudnt you?Do they interfere with N korea. Gadaffi gave his up what happened to him.
As long as the Israelis have all the 'big guns' they can continue to 'shoot fish in a barrel' whenever they want (not need) to and nobody else can say anything because they have that sacred 'right' to defend themselves against any real or imagined threat. In fact there are no limits to their 'imagination' (paranoia?) imposed on Israel when it comes to its 'defense'.
Think of Talmudia as a serial killer…It will keep scheming, double-dealing, oppressing and brutalizing people-occasionally running over unarmed women w/bulldozers-until they’re stopped…It’s a failed state-the only thing keeping it going is war and threats of war..and Lies
http://www.supremelaw.org/cc/zakheim/invoice.2.ht… (PAST DUE and IN DEFAULT)
Israel knows once it is puvlic that it has nukes billion of USA taxpayers dollars cannot be wasted by Israel. It is illegal to fund nuclear armed nation which is why Israel ignores the fact the everyone knows they have them.
I seriously doubt they're referring to themselves.