Netanyahu cancels trip
Apr0
The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, has decided against visiting the United States. He was due to visit the country to take part in a summit to discuss nuclear security. The decision has been made after Netanyahu learned that Egypt and Turkey were planning to raise the issue of Israel’s nuclear arsenal. Believed to have access to the sixth biggest nuclear arsenal in the world (after the US, Russia, France, China and the UK), this has long been a subject of much caution for the leader.
The US president is hosting the event that will welcome dozens of world leaders in Washington which starts next week. Israel claim that Turkey and Egypt and planning to call on Israel to sign the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). In the past, Israel have never denied or confirmed that it possesses the arsenal that it is alleged to have. As such, the Prime Minister will not take his place at the summit and will send a high-ranking Minister in his place.