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May 31, 2010       Share:    

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/29/AR2010052902304.html

Israel Angry over Being Singled Out on Nuclear Weapons

(Washington Post) Janine Zacharia and Mary Beth Sheridan - Israel on Saturday sharply criticized an action plan on nuclear weapons agreed to by the U.S. and 188 other countries that proposed a conference in 2012 to discuss ridding the Middle East of weapons of mass destruction. The action plan stressed the "importance" of Israel joining the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty but did not mention Iran's expanding atomic program, the Israeli government noted. Many diplomats had expected U.S. officials to withhold approval of the final document because of the mention of Israel. But the U.S. government was apparently reluctant to be viewed as the spoiler at a conference that focused on one of Obama's priorities. National security adviser James L. Jones said Friday that the U.S. government "deplores" the decision to single out Israel and would "not permit a conference or actions that could jeopardize Israel's national security."

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