US SAYS ISRAEL MUST GIVE UP NUKES

U.S. says Israel must give up nukes
By Amir Oren, Haaretz Correspondent

The State Department Saturday called on Israel to forswear nuclear weapons and accept international Atomic Energy Agency safeguards on all nuclear activities. This is the second time in about two weeks that officials in the Bush administration are putting the nuclear weapons of Israel, India and Pakistan on a par.The officials called on the three to act like Ukraine and South Africa, which in the last decade renounced their nuclear weapons. The similar phrasing used by the officials refers to Israel's military nuclear capability, as distinct from "nuclear option," which is to be rolled back, although not necessarily in the "foreseeable future."

IN RELATED NEWS, THE U.S. CALLED ON ISRAEL TO SURRENDER TO ITS MURDEROUS NEIGHBORS AND CEASE TO EXIST.