![UN nuclear meeting rejects Arab push for Israel to join weapons pact UN nuclear meeting rejects Arab push for Israel to join weapons pact](https://mtic.us/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/iran-arabs-iaea-measure.si_-310x168.jpg)
Member states of the UN nuclear agency voted down an Arab-backed resolution targeting the Jewish state for criticism over its clandestine nuclear weapons arsenal. Fifty-one countries voted against the so-called ‘Israeli Nuclear Capabilities’ measure and 43 states voted for it in what was viewed as a victory for the United States, which opposed the initiative.