The UN is asking Israel for – get this – peacekeepers. Yes, peacekeepers.
The United Nations has approached Israel with a request to send military units to troublesome parts of the globe under the world body’s peace keeping forces.
Haiti, Kosovo, Congo, and Liberia are among the proposed destinations Israel’s leading newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported Tuesday.
The U.N. has specifically asked for Israeli military medical units equipped with helicopters to serve in one of these hotspots. The world organization is also interested in purchasing advanced Israeli-made military equipment including night vision and telecommunication equipment.
Why? Good question, because the effing U.S. military stopped using Israeli bullets in Iraq for fear of “offending” Muslims.
But maybe the UN wants Israeli soldiers because they are of a far higher caliber than the current peacekeeping forces, who are often as bad as the forces they’re supposed to be protecting the citizens from.
yup – I’m south african and there are some terrifying stats about the number of babies fathered, and rapes committed by south african peace keepers in the congo I think. I think israeli soldiers are just that tad bit more professional…