(Ynet News) Amitai Etzioni - By far the most detailed case for a demilitarized Palestinian state is made in the document Israel's Critical Security Needs for a Viable Peace, with an introduction by Vice Prime Minister Moshe Ya'alon and extensive presentations by several highly influential Israeli generals. According to the document, the Israeli precept of demilitarization includes: 1) The absence of any kind of Palestinian army or security force beyond what is needed for internal policing and security. 2) The Palestinian state would be prohibited from forming military alliances with other nations or conducting joint military exercises. 3) Any sort of military infrastructure would be banned. 4) Palestinian airspace would be controlled by Israel. 5) Israel would control the electromagnetic spectrum. 6) The Israeli navy would have control of the sea and would have the ability to detain boats to prevent hostile activity and smuggling. The writer is Professor of International Relations at George Washington University.
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