Obama calls for Israel to restore 1967 boundaries

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Rath said:

Kasz216 said:

Rath said:

The thing is some kind of military force is essentially required for a sovereign state. Israels conditions basically would give Palestine faux-sovereignity but leave Israel still holding de facto control. It'd basically be the status quo with a different veneer.

Tell that to Lichtenstein, Costa Rica, Microneisa, Grenada, Iceland...

Well Costa Rica, Grenada and Iceland all have paramilitary forces of some kind, even without a proper military. Lichtenstien as a microstate is a bit different.

Micronesia is a good example though, with their security carried out by the USA. However there is a different in having your security carried out by a ally in a mutually beneficial arrangement and having your security carried out by a historic enemy by their demands. The second one is essentially occupation.

And Palestine has a paramilitary force as it is right now.  Being demilitarized doesn't mean you can't have a particularly strong police force.  It just suggests you probably shouldn't have big missles, when your basic MO has been to fire small ones at will into your neighbors territory.