Islamic states criticize IAEA double standard for Israel

Islamic states criticize IAEA double standard for Israel
Sun, 05 Oct 2008 04:09:20
Eva Manasieva, Press TV, Vienna

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IAEA nations urge non-nuclear Mideast in bitter vote | International | Reuters
By Mark Heinrich

VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear assembly on Saturday passed a resolution urging all Middle East nations to renounce atom bombs in a vote most Arabs boycotted over amendments they felt took pressure off Israel.

The vote was 82-0 with 13 abstentions but disenchantment reigned after days of wrangling between Israel and Western nations on one hand and Arab and Islamic states on the other that polarized a body that normally operates on consensus.

The rare ballot at the weeklong annual assembly of the International Atomic Energy Agency was non-binding but highlighted deep tensions over Israel's presumed nuclear might and shunning of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)." (Read Full Article)


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