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Article: Arab League won't pressure Israel into signing NPT
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- March 23, 1995
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Jerusalem Post
03-23-1995
CAIRO - Arab League foreign ministers yesterday backed a resolution urging a Middle East free of weapons of mass destruction, but rejected Egypt's strategy for pressuring Israel to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
After three hours of debate at the league's 50th anniversary meeting, the ministers deleted language that would have forged a strong Arab stand against renewing the anti-nuclear pact unless Israel also signs.
Egypt has said it would not support renewal of the 25-year-old treaty when it comes before the UN next month, and has been lobbying other Arabs to join forces.
A draft of an Arab League resolution, which is to be adopted formally ...