Israel Dismisses Obama Call to Join NPT

Israel Dismisses Obama Call to Join NPT
Minister: Obama Fine With Israel's 'Nuclear Ambiguity'
By Jason Ditz | AntiWar.com | Submitted by Michael Munk | www.MichaelMunk.com

As with previous discussions of the possibility, Israeli officials today reacted negatively to yesterday’s comment by President Obama in support of seeing Israel join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

“There is no room to pressure Israel to join,” insisted Defense Minister Ehud Barak, who added that it was unreasonable to ask Israel to join so long as Iran, a signatory to the NPT remains a “threat.” Read more.