The Risks of International Forces in Gaza -Pinhas Inbari
The international-forces idea is a sharp departure from the widely admired principle that Israel does not rely on foreigners for its defense and only wants to be able to handle it alone. This doctrine yielded massive U.S. military assistance and political backing for Israel.
Once Israel changes its approach and starts asking for foreign troops to defend all its borders, the perception of Israel may well also change - from asset to burden.
(ICA/JCPA)
Rethinking America's "Grand Strategy" for the New Palestinian Authority
-Robert Satloff
[P]ursuit of an Israeli-Palestinian "political horizon" may in fact run counter to the interests and preferences of both sides. Instead, investing in an Arab-Palestinian political horizon - including early negotiation on the outline of an eventual Jordanian-Palestinian confederation - may be more realistic, valuable, and effective.
So far, the [US] administration has responded with its previously failed policy...
[I]t is unclear why Washington would want to busy itself with an empty exercise that distracts from the important business of fixing the problems that produced the current situation.
(Washington Institute for Near East Policy)
The international-forces idea is a sharp departure from the widely admired principle that Israel does not rely on foreigners for its defense and only wants to be able to handle it alone. This doctrine yielded massive U.S. military assistance and political backing for Israel.
Once Israel changes its approach and starts asking for foreign troops to defend all its borders, the perception of Israel may well also change - from asset to burden.
(ICA/JCPA)
Rethinking America's "Grand Strategy" for the New Palestinian Authority
-Robert Satloff
[P]ursuit of an Israeli-Palestinian "political horizon" may in fact run counter to the interests and preferences of both sides. Instead, investing in an Arab-Palestinian political horizon - including early negotiation on the outline of an eventual Jordanian-Palestinian confederation - may be more realistic, valuable, and effective.
So far, the [US] administration has responded with its previously failed policy...
[I]t is unclear why Washington would want to busy itself with an empty exercise that distracts from the important business of fixing the problems that produced the current situation.
(Washington Institute for Near East Policy)
2 comments:
It would be a scary propect and possibly poor dynamic for Israel to relent to foreign force. In theory this could be a good thing, though it could change perceptions for the worse, but in practice, America leads these forces, and not since Clinton's success in leading our forces in Eastern Europe have we been able to muster up that level of effectiveness again. We continue to push peace initiatives that do not work because our current administration does not really understand the Middle-East, or much else, for that matter. Though the winds of change came to the Congress and Senate, the margins are too slim to change the world just yet. Israel will need to hold tight until a change of administrations brings some foresight back to the American Government.
My fear is foreign troops will tie Israel's hands.
Caroline Glick has a piece in the Jerusalem Post [that i will not post] that argues that Israel should not abandon the West Bank, as the IDF has been amazingly effective in keeping the enemy from rebuilding.
As i'm sure you'll agree, foreign troops in Southern Lebanon have failed horribly to prevent Hezbolah's retooling. G*d save us from such "solutions."
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