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January 18, 2021

Why Pakistan Won’t Be Israel’s Next Muslim Ally

Anti-Semitism, Islamism, and geopolitics stand in the way.

With each of the Jewish state’s groundbreaking normalization agreements with countries that previously treated it as a pariah, there has been increased speculation about which Arab or Muslim nation will be next to follow suit. In this vein there have been rumors and discussions about the possibility of diplomatic relations between Jerusalem and Islamabad. Efraim Inbar judges such a development beneficial for both parties, but highly unlikely:

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