Israel in N A T O ? NO

The trial balloons are being released. Israel and the United States are talking privately and publicly about having Israel accepted into N A T O . None of the 26 members are on record in favor of this. Even the U. S. is only discussing the "concept" as reported today in the Wall Street Journal.

The problem is simple. What are Israel's borders? A country without borders begs the question: Is it really a sustainable country? The N A T O membership gambit is Israel's attempt to gain legitimacy. This tactic worked for the founders of Israel in 1947 when the U.N. partitioned historic Palestine. But it wasn't until 1948 that Israel engaged in its war of independence that continues till today. N A T O would only bring another layer of police protection for Israel and disturb the region further.