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Israel and Iran Are Key to Nuclear-Free Middle East

• Common Dreams
 The resolution calls on Israel to open its nuclear program for inspection, and to back a high-level conference to ban nuclear weapons from the Middle East that was recently canceled.
 
The U.N. resolution, approved by a vote of 174-6 with 6 abstentions, calls on Israel to join the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) “without further delay” and open its nuclear facilities for inspection by the International Atomic Energy Agency. Joining Israel in the negative vote were the United States, Canada, Marshall Islands, Micronesia and Palau.

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