NATO’s secretary-general says the alliance wouldn’t come to Israel’s defense in case of attack by arch enemy Iran.
Jens Stoltenberg told the magazine Der Spiegel in comments published Saturday that Israel is a partner, but not a member and that NATO’s “security guarantee” doesn’t apply to Israel.
Stoltenberg says NATO isn’t involved in Mideast peace efforts or in conflicts in the region.
He spoke at a time of rising Israel-Iran tensions. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently intensified his criticism of a 2015 agreement between world powers and Iran that offered Tehran sanctions relief for curbs on its nuclear program. The U.S. withdrew from the deal last month.
Israel and Iran have also clashed militarily over Iran’s military presence in Syria.
(AP)
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6 Responses
I think NATO needs more help than Israel. B”H we have the Almighty on our side.
What does it mean to be a partner instead of a member?
We don’t need NATO we got HaShem
I think nato needs Israel more than Israel needs nato!
This is a ridiculous article. The Warsaw pact and the British Commonwealth will also not be helping Israel, because you only get help from organizations of which you are a member.
Israel is not a member of NATO, and has no mutual defense treaties with any members of NATO. Training together and sharing intelligence is not an alliance. Even if Russia or Islamic State (in its various versions) was to directly attack Israel, and even though those groups are recognized as hostile to NATO, NATO would not intervene.