Israel’s nuclear weapon a threat to region: Turkish PM

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Israel’s nuclear weapons is a threat to the region, Turkey’s Anatolia news agency said.During an official visit to South Africa, Erdogan said that Israel is a threat to the region because it has a nuclear weapon.Erdogan reiterated condemnation of Israel’s lethal attack on a Turkish-flagged aid ship to Gaza in 2010 and its use of excessive force and forbidden weapons in the 2008-2009 war on Gaza..The Turkish premier accused Israel of “state terrorism” in the Middle East as Israel refuses to confirm whether it has nuclear weapons. He added that it is wrong to criticize Iran over its controversial nuclear program in disregard of Israel, which is widely believed to be the region’s only nuclear power.He said Ankara opposes the nuclear arms race in the Middle East and called for a diplomatic approach to tackle the crisis between Western forces and those of Iran with regard to Iran’s nuclear ambitions./129