2020-01-05 | Netanyahu, in apparent stumble, calls Israel 'nuclear power' - Reuters
'JERUSALEM (Reuters) - In an apparent slip of the tongue on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described Israel as a nuclear power before correcting himself with a bashful nod and an embarrassed smile. '
'Netanyahu is fighting for his political survival in a March 2 vote after two inconclusive elections in April and September. '
'Netanyahu stumbled at the weekly cabinet meeting while reading in Hebrew prepared remarks on a deal with Greece and Cyprus on a subsea gas pipeline.“The significance of this project is that we are turning Israel into a nuclear power,” he said, before quickly correcting himself to say “energy power”. '
'Israel is widely believed to have an atomic arsenal but has never confirmed or denied that it has nuclear weapons, maintaining a so-called policy of ambiguity on the issue for decades. '
'He then paused for a beat, acknowledging his mistake with a smile, and then ploughed on with his comments. '
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'JERUSALEM (Reuters) - In an apparent slip of the tongue on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described Israel as a nuclear power before correcting himself with a bashful nod and an embarrassed smile. '
'Netanyahu is fighting for his political survival in a March 2 vote after two inconclusive elections in April and September. '
'Netanyahu stumbled at the weekly cabinet meeting while reading in Hebrew prepared remarks on a deal with Greece and Cyprus on a subsea gas pipeline.“The significance of this project is that we are turning Israel into a nuclear power,” he said, before quickly correcting himself to say “energy power”. '
'Israel is widely believed to have an atomic arsenal but has never confirmed or denied that it has nuclear weapons, maintaining a so-called policy of ambiguity on the issue for decades. '
'He then paused for a beat, acknowledging his mistake with a smile, and then ploughed on with his comments. '
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