Still, just getting stuff done. Of course, here’s how the Israeli press sees it:
Sources in Jerusalem on Saturday criticized as “hypocritical” the Nuclear Non-Proliferation conference that ended with a declaration placing Israel under obligation to have its nuclear facilities inspected by the UN’s watchdog.
“The conference mentioned only Israel and not other countries that hold nuclear weapons, such as India, Pakistan, and North Korea. Much worse is its silence on Iran, which is trying to obtain such weapons,” one official said.
He added that the fact that Iran was not mentioned was suspicious, especially in light of recent findings by the International Atomic Energy Agency regarding the Islamic Republic’s progress towards acquiring nuclear power.
Meanwhile Iran’s representative to the IAEA on Saturday hailed the declaration, and said the US must go along with it.
The accord, reached on Friday at the 2010 Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference and agreed by the NPT’s 189 members, commits to holding a regional gathering in 2012 to create a Middle East free of nuclear weapons.
It also calls on Israel to sign the treaty, mentioning “the importance of Israel’s accession to the treaty and the placement of all its nuclear facilities under comprehensive IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) safeguards.”
Of course, as the New York Times reports, the Israel press is lying:
Although the document singles out North Korea by name, for example, saying its nuclear program constitutes a threat to “peace and security,” it was not as strong as the condemnation initially proposed.
Aside from Israel, the document also calls on India and Pakistan, both holding nuclear weapons but not nonproliferation treaty members, to join it.
The statement that “The conference mentioned only Israel and not other countries that hold nuclear weapons, such as India, Pakistan, and North Korea” is simply false.
