Dimona is believed to be housing Israel's nuclear warheads. Photo from Press TV.From The Jerusalem Post:
Western policies based on pressuring Iran to give up its nuclear program will fail because they disregard Israeli nuclear capabilities, which is "the first and greatest threat to security in the region," an Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday.
Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor categorically rejected that classification.
"If he can quote at least one occasion in which Israel has threatened any of its neighbors with the alleged nuclear weapon, then his statements would gain him credibility," Palmor said. "Unless he produces evidence to support his claims, these kinds of remarks are completely out of line."
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My Comment: Nothing new in this announcement .... this is all bread and circuses for the Arab street. But what is different is that this news is being made now .... weeks after Hezbollah agents were arrested in Egypt and accused of fostering terrorism.
It appears that the Egyptian Government is positioning itself as an alternative to both Israel and Iran in the eyes of public opinion. In a certain way they are hinting that as far as they are concerned .... both Iran and Israel come from the same cloth, and both are a threat to Middle Eastern peace.
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