World | Israel Israel Rejects Arab Proposal for Nuke-Free Mideast It's 'hypocritical' to single out Jerusalem and ignore Tehran By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted May 29, 2010 2:21 PM CDT Copied Israeli youths march to celebrate Jerusalem Day in front Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, Wednesday, May 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Maya Hitij) Israel has condemned a plan approved by the 189 member nations of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty to move toward banning nuclear arms from the Middle East, calling it "deeply flawed and hypocritical." The NPT member states (Israel is not one of them) agreed yesterday to have a conference in 2012 on the establishment of a Mideast zone free of nuclear weapons. This Arab idea is designed to pressure Israel to give up its undeclared nuclear arsenal. Jerusalem today denounced the resolution, saying it sets back regional security. Israel said it is singled out while "the terrorist regime in Iran, which is racing to develop nuclear weapons and which openly threatens to wipe Israel off the map, is not even mentioned." Read These Next Here's what may have been behind Turmp's reversal on Iran. A professional cornhole player with no arms, legs accused of murder. Minnesota just sued the Trump administration. Moments before LaGuardia crash, strange odor on another plane. Report an error