Bennet rejects Abbas's proposal to have NATO forces in Palestinian state

Israeli Minister Naftali Bennet rejected a proposal on Monday by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas concerning the presence of US-led NATO troops to ensure Israel's security in a Palestinian State.The Jerusalem Post reports Bennet saying "I heard about a new start-up: NATO forces guarding Israelis. We have seen in the past that when it is calm they are there, but when things heat up, they run away."He went on to use the example of southern Lebanon following the Second Lebanon War is a clear demonstration of this. He stated that there were some 100,000 missiles in south Lebanon despite the mandate of UN peacekeepers in the area to keep missiles out of the region in accordance with UN Resolution 1701.He argued against having outside security forces involved, stating that "only the IDF will guard our kids. To any other parent, we say, no thanks."