The current peace process between Israel and Palestine is coming to a head as US Secretary of State John Kerry’s April deadline approaches. An essential part of that plan is to include a third-party military force on the ground to ensure security and US General John Allen has been leading the discussions on how the US military may become involved. Not surprisingly, given Allen’s failure in Afghanistan, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has taken a dim view of American forces manning his future border with Israel, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has always quietly insisted that Israel can only ever rely on its own forces for its security.
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