NATO is not obliged to come to the aid of partner Israel if Iran attacks, secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg revealed, amid rising tensions between the Middle East rivals.
Mr. Stoltenberg told Der Spiegel magazine Saturday that while Israel is an active partner of the U.S.-led alliance, it is not a full member and NATO’s “security guarantee” therefore doesn’t apply to the Jewish state.
Mr. Stoltenberg said NATO isn’t involved in Mideast peace efforts or in conflicts in the region, therefore it is not obliged to come to the aid of any state there. “This is not our job,” he stressed.
“Israel is our partner, but not a member of NATO. The security guarantee of Article 5 does not apply to Israel, he told the magazine.
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Mr Stoltenberg is in danger.
ReplyDeleteBelieve this --- Israel doesn't need the sissy leaders of Europe for their defense.
ReplyDeleteThey have three things and that's all they need ---
1) Nuclear weapons
2) The total protection of the USA.
3) The most important thing of all -- the protection of God.
Go ahead.....make him angry. (he already is, I think).....