The United Nations has approached Israel with a request to send military units to troublesome parts of the globe under the world body’s peace keeping forces.
Haiti, Kosovo, Congo, and Liberia are among the proposed destinations Israel’s leading newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported Tuesday.
The U.N. has specifically asked for Israeli military medical units equipped with helicopters to serve in one of these hotspots. The world organization is also interested in purchasing advanced Israeli-made military equipment including night vision and telecommunication equipment.
Adam reported that the U.N. has offered to purchase military equipment from Israel in return for Jerusalem agreeing to send IDF soldiers to its peacekeeping force. Soldiers from third world countries, who account for the bulk of peacekeeping troops, usually lack adequate advanced equipment, and western countries in possession of advanced military technologies only send few recruits to the U.N. peacekeeping force.
If a deal eventually comes to light the recruitment of Israel Defense Soldiers to missions outside the frame of defending the State of Israel will require a special parliamentary bill.
MoreI wouldn't expect Israel to send combat soldiers to peacekeeping operations, for several reasons. But increasing our involvement in support ops (which we already do, in short-term cases such as disaster relief) could be a good step for improving relations with the UN as a whole, and possibly with the countries also deploying troops.
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