Arab nations have the right to acquire weapons of mass destruction to offset Israel’s capabilities, the head of the Arab League said. “There is only one country with WMDs in the Middle East: Israel. And given that, perhaps in the near future other countries will try — as is their right — to protect themselves against such weapons,” Amr Moussa told Dubai-based Al Arabiya television Wednesday.
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