Cartoon of the week: Iran and Israel – spot the differenceCampaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran (CASMII) - 16 Mar 2010Summary: Israel—a country that has not signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty—has a secret stockpile of nuclear weapons, as revealed 23 years ago by Israeli nuclear technician Dr Modecai Vanunu, for which service to humanity he was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment. Since his release in 2004 he has been held by the Israeli government under severe restrictions which prevent him from leaving Israel or, without permission, his home town. He is forbidden any communication with foreigners. Israel is one of only three countries along with India and Pakistan, which is not a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty(NPT), and is widely believed to possess several hundred nuclear warheads, as well as the means to deliver them. When the International Atomic Energy Agency for the first time on 19 September 2009 called on Israel to join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and open up its atomic sites to international inspection, the response was predictable: refusal to cooperate in any way. source: Stop Warread more