Israeli Security and the Peace Process

ONGOING PEACE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN ISRAEL AND ITS ARAB NEIGHBORS OFFER THE FIRST REAL HOPE IN DECADES FOR PEACE AND STABLILITY IN THE AREA. THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES ISRAEL'S SECURITY INTERESTS AND CONCERNS AND ASSESSES HOW THESE NEEDS MIGHT BE MET IN THE NEGOTIATIONS. TOPICS EXAMINED INCLUDE: DEMILITARIZATION OF THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES, CONTROL OVER AIRSPACE, RIDGES AND MAJOR ROADS, SYRIA AND THE GOLAN HEIGHTS, THE LONG-RANGE STRATEGIC THREAT, ISRAEL'S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNITED STATES, BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE, AND ARMS CONTROL AND REGIONAL SECURITY.