The Stratagem of Bewildered Spectator: An Analysis of Pakistan's Policy towards Palestinian-Israel Conflict

Abstract

For more than sixty years, World peace and stability has been threatened by the Arab-Israel conflict. Almost every country of the Middle Eastern region, in one way or the other, is badly affected from gashing pain and souring wound of this elderly dispute. However, other states, including some regional and super powers of the world, have also been showing their deep concern to the existing situation. Similarly, a deep insight of Pakistan's policy towards Arab-Israel conflict reflects the same stance and policies persuaded by the Muslim community of the British India. Most of the ruling elites used to follow a religious based foreign policy to investigate the genesis of Zionist-Arab dispute. However, drastic changes in international scenario induced Pakistani authorities to make their Arab-Israel policy in order to adjust themselves to paradigm shift in strategic interest of all belligerents, particularly with the commencement of Peace process. Consequently, in spite of internal pressure from religious hardcore, a change occurred in Pakistan's policy from traditional anti-Israel to prospect for normalization of their relations and to initiate a public debate at home for recognition of Jewish State owing to changing strategic compulsions at the end of Cold War and Middle East's tilt towards peaceful settlement of Palestinian dispute. The objective of this article is to observe the real change in Pakistan's policy offering it a new place in international community.