TEL AVIV: Following news that Syria had delayed US military intervention by agreeing to sign the Chemical Weapons Treaty and reveal the size of its stockpile, sources from within the Israeli government have claimed they’re just hoping nobody asks them about the subject as well.

“We’re planning to keep totally quiet, smile and hope nobody notices that we, as America’s biggest ally in the region, are also non-parties to the 1992 Chemical Weapons Convention,” said an insider while pushing a box of white phosphorus under a table.

“I mean, it’s not like we’ve got a track record of violent behaviour, is it?”