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AFTER UAE’S RECOGNITION OF ISRAEL, SPECULATIONS ARE RIFE ABOUT FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS
SAUDI REACTION TO TRUMP’S IDEA
- “Peace must be achieved with the Palestinians“
- Prince Faisal told reporters
- “Once that is achieved all things are possible,”
THREE COUNTRIES THAT COULD BE NEXT TO MAKE PEACE WITH ISRAEL
- Bahrainwas long thought to be the first country in the Gulf that might normalize relations with Israel.
- OmanIn October 2018, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a trip to Oman and met with Sultan Qaboos bin Said.
- Moroccois reported to be one of the states on the short list of opening relations with Israel in the near term.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO RECOGNISE ISRAEL?
- Recognising a countrymeansacceptingtheirexistenceandestablishingsomeform of diplomatic relations
- It also opens opportunity of citizens of the recognised country to visit the recogniser country. Both nations can also initiate trade ties
PAKISTAN’S STANCE
- Drafted response from the Pakistan Foreign Office that the UAE-Israel deal “is a development with
- far-reaching implications”.
PAKISTAN’S ISRAEL POLICY
- Pakistan Government has made it clear that it will not accept Israel for a very long time as they connected theIsrael–PalestineissuewiththeKashmirdisputewithIndia
HOW THIS BENEFITS INDIA
- Israel is a huge exporter or arms and ammunition
- As Pakistan has decided never to establish relations with Israel it paves way for India to form long-term defence relations with Israeli defence companies
- Unlike Russia that recently decided to sell some military grade helicopters to Pakistan, India will never face such an issue with Israel
RUSSIA PAKISTAN 2015 DEAL
- Pakistan, Russia signs a landmark defence deal in 2015. This deal includes sale of four Mi-35 ‘Hind E’ attack helicopters to Pakistan. Russia is also interested in joining CPEC, which will benefit CPEC and strengthen Pakistan’s economy.
SPECULATIONS ABOUT MORE DEALS
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