Arab Leaders Demand U.N. Action Against Israel

Iran along with The Arab League and The Gulf Cooperation Council which includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are demanding the U.N. and the Security Council in particular, to exert pressure on Israel "to open its nuclear facilities in a transparent manner". According to a report from The Australian, during an interview with a German television station the Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Olmert seemed to include Israel as one of the countries that possess nuclear weapons. "We never threatened any nation with annihilation. Iran openly, explicitly and publicly threatens to wipe Israel off the map. Can you say that this is the same level, when they are aspiring to have nuclear weapons, as France, America, Russia and Israel?" he asked. A statement by Mohammed Ali Hosseini Iran's foreign ministry spokesman called Olmert's comments a confession and demanded action from the United Nations. "This confession shows the real threat to security and stability in the Middle East, and it shows this regime's evil plans to carry out threats, a terror strategy and continued occupation." Both groups are demanding action under Chapter VII of the UN charter which deals with action the Security Council might take regarding threats to the peace, breaches of the peace and acts of aggression. Read on... I find it quite interesting that doing a google search, the only news wire that is carrying this information is Agence France-Presse that I used here and the Jerusalem Bureau of the Associated Press through My Way So much for our Bush-loving media.