BRUSSELS, Mar 01, 2011 (AFP) - Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon on Tuesday said he believed a no-fly zone should be imposed on Libya to stop a "danger of genocide".
Speaking at a conference in Brussels, Ayalon said international moves to impose a no-fly zone over Libya to stop Moamer Kadhafi using air strikes against his own people, had not been discussed by the Israeli government, but added:
"If you ask me personally, I think it should be imposed," he said.
There was "a danger of genocide" in Libya, he said.
"Morally we have to stop it", Ayalon said, adding "Its best to have the UN's okay."
US and European leaders have been weighing the use of NATO air power in a no-fly zone as Kadhafi fights a bloody rearguard action against encroaching rebels.
Rights groups say at least 1,000 people have been killed in the regime's harsh crackdown on protesters in the last two weeks.
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