(Jerusalem Post) Yaakov Katz and Herb Keinon - Ahead of the peace talks, the IDF's Planning Branch formulated a paper outlining Israel's security requirements that refers to three requirements necessary for any withdrawal from the West Bank: a commitment that rockets would not be smuggled into the West Bank, a commitment that the Palestinians will not resume terrorist attacks against Israel, and a commitment that if Iraq were to one day pose a military threat to Israel again, the Palestinians would not allow it or any other country to deploy military forces in the West Bank. In talks Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Barak have held with U.S. officials, there appears to be a readiness by the U.S. to offer Israel an arms package if the direct talks result in a peace deal with the PA, that may include additional F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets and additional funding for missile defense systems.
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