(Office of the President of Israel-Ha'aretz) "There exists no basis in reality for the claims published" Monday "by The Guardian that in 1975 Israel negotiated with South Africa the exchange of nuclear weapons," Israeli President Shimon Peres' office said in a statement. "Unfortunately, The Guardian elected to write its piece based on the selective interpretation of South African documents and not on concrete facts." "Israel has never negotiated the exchange of nuclear weapons with South Africa. There exists no Israeli document or Israeli signature on a document that such negotiations took place." The report claimed that such discussions took place when President Peres served as Israel's minister of defense.
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