THERE IS NOW NO EXCUSE FOR ISRAEL TO POSSESS CHEMICAL WEAPONS

I am very surprised, and disappointed, that neither Putin or Assad linked disarming Israel of its chemical weapons to the agreement between the USA and Russia to disarm Syria of its chemical weapons.

Israel is a signatory to The Chemical Weapons Convention but has not ratified it. The reason for not ratifying the agreement?

Israel refused to ratify the treaty on the claim that “there is no significance to being part of an agreement like this while a neighboring country like Syria possesses a vast stockpile of chemical weapons,” Channel 10 reported Sunday night.

[source : Israel worried it may be forced to join chemical weapons ban, Times of Israel, http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-worried-it-may-be-forced-to-join-chemical-weapons-ban/, 16th September 2013]

So with Syria now relinquishing its chemical weapons there is now no excuse for Israel to possess them.

Obama the Wise would complete a master stroke of peace-seeking diplomacy by quickly pushing for Israel to at long last ratify The Chemical Weapons Convention, particularly as Israel has already expressed a desire to relinquish their stockpile of indiscriminate death by actually signing The Chemical Weapons Convention years ago!