Tel Aviv, Israel (AP) - The continuing instability in the Middle East makes it critical that Israel found ways to other countries in the area of ??communication, if it continues to enjoy peace and stability, Defense Secretary 莱昂帕内塔 warning a blunt assessment.
Speaking to reporters on Sunday, he went to the Middle East and Europe, Panetta said, the Jewish homeland became increasingly isolated in the region. He said Israeli leaders to restart negotiations with the Palestinians and efforts to restore relations with Egypt and Turkey.
"Panetta said," I do not mind many of the problems, they believe that (military) edge. "But you have to ask the question: is enough to maintain military superiority, if you truly isolated in the diplomatic arena of security only by a strong diplomatic efforts, and a strong effort, the project can be achieved in the military? Strength."
Panetta scheduled to meet this week with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, and then go to the NATO defense ministers in Brussels meeting. He will go to Egypt, where he will meet with the country's new leader.
His visit coincided with the Middle East negotiations, the end of next year to promote the peace agreement, power amplifier for the restoration of long-stalled talks pressure.
The Pentagon said that Israel's risk, undermine their own security, if it did not meet their neighbors.
"It is clear, in the Middle East, in this dramatic time, there are so many changes, it is not a good situation for Israel, more and more isolated. This is what happened," he said.
Panetta said that the most important thing is now Israel and its neighbors, "trying to establish a better relationship, at least, they can communicate with each other, and the streets than these issues."
His visit coincided with a particularly crucial and vulnerable time.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has asked the UN Security Council recognize an independent Palestinian state in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, from the 1967 Middle East war, Israel occupied in the region. U.S. opposition to UN bid, saying that there is no substitute for direct peace talks. But as Israel continues in the West Bank and East Jerusalem settlements, Abbas said, there is no point in talking about.
Now about 500,000 Jewish settlers live in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. In 2005, Israel withdrew from Gaza.
United States, Britain, France and other members of the Security Council to restore long-stalled by the Israeli - Palestinian negotiations, and they may try to consider the application.
Panetta plan to meet with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad.
After his visit to Israel, his predecessor, Robert Gates, six months, to the region to meet Israeli leaders for the first time taking a trip to the West Bank, to discuss with Fayez


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