Matthew Good
Want A Nuclear Free Middle East? Israeli's nukes must be in-
cluded in a ban of WMD. [BATR] It all comes down to one very simple outlook – that Israel is not perceived as an aggressor but rather a victim.
When madmen open their mouths these days the severity of their words tends to get more attention depending on where they’re from. For example, what do you think the response would be were a high ranking Iranian official to utter the following…
“A top Iranian official has said that if Israel continues with its alleged nuclear arms programme, Iran will attack it.”
First, spare me the tired argument that Ahmadinejad claimed that Israel should be wiped off the face of the map. Despite the fact that the media promoted that phrase, the translation was utterly inaccurate. Of course, that didn’t stop it from becoming carved in stone as far as Western public perception is concerned. That said; let’s look at the above statement for a second.
First, Israel’s nuclear program is officially ‘alleged’. Despite the fact that it is widely known that Israel has a nuclear arsenal that ranges between 100 and 300 weapons, the Israeli government has refused for decades to admit that they exist.
Second, the United Nations (the IAEA) has never been granted access to Israeli nuclear facilities. Of course, that only makes sense being that the Israelis claim that they don’t have a nuclear weapons program. It’s a lie, of course, but one that most of the world is comfortable with for some bizarre reason.