Senator [J.William Fulbright] proposed in 1970 that America should guarantee Israel's security in a formal treaty, protecting her with armed forces if necessary. In return, Israel would retire to the borders of 1967. The UN Security Council would guarantee this arrangement, and thereby bring the Soviet Union - then a supplier of arms and political aid to the Arabs - into compliance. As Israeli troops were withdrawn from the Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank they would be replaced by a UN peacekeeping force. Israel would agree to accept a certain number of Palestinians and the rest would be settled in a Palestinian state outside Israel.
Let me see if I have this proposal straight. Israel would sign a treaty with the United States -- but not with the neigboring hostile Arab states! -- withdraw to the 1967 borders, and rely on a UN Peacekeeping force for their security. ROFLMAO. Israel hasn't survived by relying on other people for its security, and particularly not UN peacekeeping forces, who never in their history protected anybody from anybody.
Remember in 1956, when Nasser said to the peacekeeping force in the Sinai, "Get out of my way", and they said "Yes sir, Mr. Nasser, sir".
The Arab states were offered the territories back, in exchange for recognition and a peace treaty. Do the "three nos" of the Khartoum Summit ring a bell: "No recognition. No negotiation. No treaty."? |
