NATO invites Israel to joint exercises

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BRUSSELS - The North Atlantic Treaty Organization has suggested that the Israel Defense Forces, for the first time, take part in multinational military exercises and participate in anti-terror activities such as patrols in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
NATO is also considering sending forces to the Gaza Strip after Israel implements the disengagement plan, if Israel and the Palestinian Authority reach an agreement on the withdrawal and ask for NATO help.

A military summit will be held in Brussels today, with the participation of the chiefs of staff of 26 NATO members and countries that have ties with the organization. For the first time, Israel will send a senior IDF representative to the summit: operations directorate chief Major General Yisrael Ziv, who was sent at the last minute in place of Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Moshe Ya'alon.

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NATO, an alliance of 26 countries from North America and Europe, was founded in 1949 during the Cold War to oppose the Soviet Union and its European allies. In the last few years, the organization has been searching for new assignments, and today tries to help fight terror, even though(sic)

Haaretz

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1. israel does not want any NATO or UN help

the good ol' US of A is already giving them
all the help they want