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For a Nuclear Weapons and Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone in the Middle East
an article by Solidnet (abridged)
. . . There is a broad international support,
including among the peoples of the Middle East and
among the progressive forces inside Israel, for
the immediate implementation of the UN general
assembly resolution from May 2010. That resolution
called on to hold an international conference in
Helsinki under the auspices of the UN to promote
the creation of a nuclear free zone in the Middle
East, which is based on having all the countries
of the region – including Israel – joining the
Non-Proliferation Treaty and the treaty on the
banning of chemical weapons.
Some participants at the Helsinki NGO Conference, December 24, 2012
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Israel was the only party in the Middle East that
decided to boycott the Helsinki conference.
Consequently, the conference was cancelled. In an
alternative international conference [CPNN,
December 24, 2012] which was organized by the
peace organizations in Finland last December, and
attended by the Finnish foreign minister, the
representative of the Haifa based Emil Touma
Institute has concluded: "If the official Israel
will not come to Helsinki, it remains the task of
the peace and progressive forces, in Israel and
abroad, to bring Helsinki to Israel."
Hence, the idea of an international conference in
Israel was born, aimed at strengthening the demand
for a nuclear free zone in the Middle East, as a
continuation of many years of activism towards
this goal. . . . we have announced the formation
of a preparatory committee for an International
Conference in Israel proper (Haifa) with the title
"For a Middle East Free of Nuclear Weapons and
Other Weapons of Mass Destruction". Our decision
is to hold the conference in Haifa, at December 5-
6, 2013.
We call on all activists, organizations and
personalities in Israel, who are supportive of
this struggle, to join the preparatory committee
and to help build the conference. We call on peace
and human rights organizations, on the anti-
nuclear movement and to all those who oppose WMDs
in the world, to support , and to participate in
the conference, out of grave concern for the
security and the future of all the peoples of the
region, including the people in Israel. . . .
For further information and follow up, please
contact: Issam Makhoul, Chairperson of Emil Touma
Institute for Palestinian and Israeli Studies -
Haifa, Israel - Issam_Makhoul@yahoo.com .
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