Dore Gold. He has just published a paper about
the dangers to Israel's security of allowing international peacekeepers into the
West Bank as part of an agreement with the PLO, with particular focus on the
importance of the IDF remaining in the Jordan Valley.
Dore has published this new paper now because he feels that the subject
will be a major point of disagreement between Israel and the United States as
negotiations with the Palestinians move forward.
Here are 5 key points that Dore is emphasizing:
- The Jordan Valley is as a vital defense line in
the event of conventional warfare, as well as for dealing with terrorist
infiltration and insurgency campaigns against Israel.
- Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin declared on October
5, 1995, that "the security border of the State of Israel will be located in the
Jordan Valley, in the broadest meaning of that term."
- If Israel agrees to the deployment of
international peacekeepers in the Jordan Valley, Israel would be placing its
security in the hands of a force that might be easily removed, leaving Israel
completely exposed in the future.
- No foreign forces can realistically be expected to
risk their lives for the defense of Israel. Israel must defend itself by
itself.
- Unlike West Germany during the Cold War, or South Korea today, Israel never asked U.S. forces to risk their lives for its defense.
If you are writing on the
subject, we would appreciate any and all links to the PDF and references to its
arguments. If you would like to interview Dore on this subject, he would be
happy to speak with you.
Dore has appeared on TV to discuss this issue in the past. Here is a clip
from the Glenn Beck show a couple of years ago: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH04se6YvRk&feature=youtu.be&t=4m2s
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