Greenpeace flagship docks in Israel on anti-nuclear campaign

[Englander]

On a tour of Major Middle East ports, the Greenpeace Rainbow Warrior docked near the city of Tel Aviv on Thursday with a call for Israel to suspend its undeclared military nuclear programme.

The Greenpeace flagship, which has sailed across the world in support of environmental causes, last month embarked on a three-month tour of the region's countries to promote a nuclear-free Middle East.

On Thursday it dropped anchor of the shores of Israel, the region's sole country assumed to have nuclear weapons.

"The pursuit of a policy of ambiguity about the possible existence of a nuclear programme in Israel only serves to destabilize the region," Greenpeace spokesman Yonatan Leibowitz said at a press conference in Tel Aviv.

"What is needed is a policy of honesty and transparency -- one that will pave the way to a nuclear free Middle East," he said, according to a statement released by the group.

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[Tom Joad]

1. I am thankful for Mordechai Vanunu, the Dan Ellsberg of Israel...

for telling the truth about Israel's vast nuclear arsenal. He paid a heavy price.
I am also thankful for greenpeace for reminding everyone that the goal must be universal nuclear disarmament, not selective disarmament.