Middle East Peace Deal Needed For NATO To Send Support Forces
"I would imagine that if such a request was made to NATO, its member states would react positively," Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, the military alliance's secretary-general, told broadcaster TROS.
But this could be considered only if "there were to be a peace agreement, sanctioned by the U.N. Security Council, and if Israel and its neighbors were to request a military presence to implement such an agreement."
De Hoop Scheffer, due to step down later this year, told the broadcaster that the prospect of Israeli-Palestinian peace "is unfortunately far off."
He refused to describe the Israeli actions as disproportional, saying its actions were about "survival."
Israeli artillery on Saturday bombarded the Gaza Strip in an escalation of the campaign against Hamas after a week of air attacks which have left more than 450 Palestinians dead.
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Publié le 03 janvier 2009 Copyright © 2009 Dowjones
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