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Gaddafi: Give Palestinians nuclear weapons

October 26, 2009 10:42
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ByJessica Elgot, Jessica Elgot

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The president of Libya Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has argued that the Syrians, Palestinians, Egyptians and Saudi should be allowed nuclear weapons to defend themselves from Israel.

Col. Gaddafi told Sky News that if the Arab countries are not allowed to have nuclear weapons, then Israel should be similarly banned. Israel has never confirmed the existence of a nuclear arsenal.

He said: "Even the Palestinians should have nuclear weapons because their counterparts, or their opponents, have nuclear capabilities."

But he was adamant that a nuclear-armed Iran would be a disaster for the Middle East.