Adam recommended Israel heed the U.N.’s request and presented the memo to Foreign Ministry Director-General Ron Prosor, who gave the green light to negotiations with the world body.

Some 70,000 soldiers and police officers are spread around the world under the sponsorship of the U.N.

The largest contributors to the international peacekeeping forces are Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Nepal, Ghana, Jordan, South Africa, Senegal, Morocco and Kenya. Soldiers from these 12 countries account for 75 percent of the total forces, with 107 countries boasting soldiers drafted for U.N. peacekeeping missions.

Third world countries are keen on sending soldiers to serve in the U.N. because of economic incentives. Each soldier receives USD 1,250 a month, a large sum considering the economic position of these countries.

Turning a new leaf?

Adam reported that the U.N. has offered to purchase military equipment from Israel in return for Jerusalem agreeing to send IDF soldiers to its peacekeeping force. Soldiers from third world countries, who account for the bulk of peacekeeping troops, usually lack adequate advanced equipment, and western countries in possession of advanced military technologies only send few recruits to the U.N. peacekeeping force.

If a deal eventually comes to light the recruitment of Israel Defense Soldiers to missions outside the frame of defending the State of Israel will require a special parliamentary bill.

Adam has recommended the government initiate the necessary legal procedures to pave the way for a new leaf in relations between Israel and the United Nations.