But not totally shut out. Just mostly. So that's a relief:

The Israel Defense Forces has been preparing a list of Israel's essential security needs in advance of the Annapolis peace conference later this month. This was also done when significant talks were being held on the final status agreement. However, this time the army will only list Israel's concerns, but will not commit them to maps of borders and territories, as was done in the past... In the 1990s, politicians blasted the excessive involvement of senior officers in the peace process. Since then the political-military bureau was established at the Defense Ministry, headed by Amos Gilad. However, the cabinet still needs the IDF officers' know-how in these issues, and they may be asked to participate in the Annapolis conference. It appears, however, that Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi and Defense Minister Ehud Barak will see to it that senior IDF officers will fill less prominent roles in the upcoming negotiations than they did in the Oslo agreements.

We're beginning to think that maybe Annapolis isn't really meant to "help" Israel in any meaningful way. At least not for any definition of "help" that doesn't sound a lot like "well, if the Palestinians ever decide to stop killing Jews then it'll be totally awesome."

References:
* IDF assessing Israel's security needs ahead of Annapolis [Ha'aretz]

Previously:
* Celebrity Concerts For Israeli-Palestinian Peace Canceled Because Of Terrorism Threats
* Holocaust Denier Complains to Israeli Traitors about Israelis
* Tuesday Headline Link Dump - Palestinians Set Peace Process Conditions And The Israeli Right Implodes (Plus: There May Be No One We Do Not Hate)