Pakistan and Israel’s Secret Diplomacy

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Pakistan and Israel’s Secret Diplomacy
FEBRUARY 14, 2016, 9:34 PM 4

Noor DahriNoor Dahri is an independent researcher based in London, UK. He has studied Counter Terrorism.
Pakistan’s Military Cooperation with Israel

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Last week my article received worldwide noticeable appreciation, which gave me the courage to highlight the same issue with a different perspective. What I argued, was my understanding of the state of Israel and its unofficial diplomatic approach towards state of Pakistan, which also received thousands appreciative comments on social media. I received numerous text messages and emails on my scientific approach. In this article, I layout the evidence, that today or tomorrow, Israel and Pakistan will openly accept each other as friends. The fact of the matter is that how Pakistani governmental and political leaders not only tried to start an open relationship with Israel but secretly visited the country times and again.

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These political relations started immediately after the creation of Israel in 1948, when the Prime Minister of Israel David Ben Gurion sent a telegram to the founder of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah to establish diplomatic relations but the Mr Jinnah’s response was very poor. Then in 1953, US diplomats arranged a meeting between Pakistan’s foreign Minister Muhammad Zafarullah Khan and Israel’s ambassador to the US,Abba Eban, but Mr. Khan told Eban that improved relations between the two states were not on the horizon:

the Pakistani government does not bear any hatred toward Israel and understands that it is a factor in the Middle East that must be taken into consideration

Mr. Khan said.

In 1993, during the Benazir Bhutto’s state visit to the United States, Director-General of the Pakistan Army’s Directorate-General for the Military Operation (DGMO), Major-General Pervez Musharraf was invited by Bhutto to join her on this state visit. As unusual and unconventional it was for the Director of the Directorate-General of Military Operations (DGMO) to join this trip, Benazir Bhutto and her DGMO had chaired a secret meeting with Israeli officials in New York in 1993, who had especially flown to Washington. Under her guidance, General Musharraf had intensified the ISI’s liaison with Israel’sMOSSAD. A final meeting took place in 1995, and General Musharraf had also joined this meeting with Benazir Bhutto after she ordered General Musharraf to air-dash to New York immediately.

Before returning to Pakistan, Ms Benazir Bhutto sought guaranty of her safety from Israeli Intelligence Agency MOSSAD. Miss Benazir Bhutto, who was in 2008, was assassinated in December 2007. The Hebrew daily newspaper “Ma’ariv” reported Benazir Bhutto had asked Israel’s secret agency, the CIA and Britain’s Scotland Yard, to help protect her in the run-up to Pakistan’s election on January 2008. In 2007, Pakistan’s People’s Party’s (PPP) high profile leadership visited New York and Washington DC, and then to Tel Aviv. On 07 May 2006, Benazir Bhutto had arranged a Birthday party of the high figure of Israel in a New York’s expensive hotel. The hotel was fully booked that night and the bill was directly paid by the Benazir Bhutto. The top political personalities travelled from Washington DC and Tel Aviv to attend that party.

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told the Jerusalem Post.

Upon her return to Pakistan two months ago, Bhutto had stopped in London and, through a mutual acquaintance, relayed a message that she would in the future like to strengthen the ties between Israel and Pakistan

Benazir Bhutto later on met the then Israeli President Shimon Peresseveral times in her life and showed her interest to move forward in relations to recognise Israel. Ms Bhutto promised to Shimon that she would visit Israel upon returning to power. Dan Gillerman, the Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, told Ynet, an online Israeli news site affiliated with Israel’s daily Yediot Acharonot:

Ms Bhutto admired Israel and of her desire to see a normalization in the relations between Israel and Pakistan, including the establishment of diplomatic ties

the site reported.

On 15 October 1992 Radio Pakistan reported:

In October 1995, Prime Minister Ms. Bhutto ruled out recognition because “the core issues of the Golan Heights and the status of Jerusalem are yet to be resolved

It was not only Ms Bhutto but Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif also wished to normalise its diplomatic ties with the state of Israel. He had established many secrete political based coordination with Israel. October 1988, Israeli media reported that President Ezer Weizman had met his Pakistani counterpart Mr. Rafiq Tarar in Ankara during the 75th anniversary of modern Turkey’s independence. Mr. Tarar approached Weizman and shook his hand. “I have heard a great deal about you as a man of peace,” he told Weizman. The two discussed the peace process and the Pakistani President expressed the hope that “one day we will meet again.”…

There are indications that during his first term in office (1990-93), Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was keen to re-examine Pakistan’s policy toward Israel and even contemplated recognition and normalisation. A few months after Sharif assumed office, Maulana Ajmal Qadri, chief patron ofJamiat-e-Ulema-e-Islam (a party that advocates the adoption of a constitution based on Sunni Islamic teachings), visited Israel. Upon returning home, “in the larger interest of Palestine”, he called for Pakistani recognition of Israel. He also advised the Prime Minister that

Pakistan should not fight another’s war (his indication was for Palestinians organisations)

A religious delegation with the special permission of the Prime Minster office visited Israel and spent six days in the state. According to Israeli newspaper Ma’ariv:

In August 1997, the Israeli media reported that a delegation of religious leaders from Pakistan spent a week in Israel. Besides visiting Islamic holy sites, they also met foreign ministry officials and endorsed the idea of promoting Islamic tourism from Pakistan. Notwithstanding, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s then senior aide Sidiq-ul-Farooq gave interview in The Muslim on 29th Sep 1997, where he declared that “there was “no harm” in Pakistan recognizing the Jewish state”.

After the Oslo accords, Pakistan was ready to move forward in recognition of Israel. Pakistani diplomatic officials met Israeli delegations in various parts of the world. Such kind of visit was organised in India, According to the Israeli ambassador in New Delhi that “his country was discussing recognition with Pakistan” it was reported in The Muslim 27th Dec 1997.

Israeli diplomats not only met Pakistani politicians but also visited Pakistan with their foreign passports and their entire visits were to maintain close and open political relations between both Nations. Israel has never left any prime chance to fill the gap with Pakistan. Well-known Jewish organisations were also keen to establish these ties and tried very hard to stable peaceful relations of both countries. In 1993, a representative of the American Jewish committee met with the ambassadors of Pakistan in Washington and the US, not only this BUT the vice President of the World Jewish Organisation Mr Isi Leibler visited Islamabad, Pakistan from February 12 to 16 and foreign ministries of Israel, Australia and the US state department coordinated this visit. Mr Leibler also met a Pakistani politician, Chief Minister (Punjab) and brother of Pakistani Prime Minister, Mr Shahbaz Sharif and the meeting was arranged by Pakistani ambassador Sayyidah Abidah Hussein. At the end of the meeting, the two agreed that further contacts between them would be arranged via Pakistan’s ambassador (high commissioner) in London.

On 16 March 1993, Israel’s vice consul general, Mark Sofer Zaki,planned to arrange a meeting between Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres in Devos but at that time the plan had fallen through because there were numerous Pakistani journalists in town. A Pakistani Newspaper revealed that in 1993, postal connection were established via a third country, Israeli postal stamps were replaced into Egyptian stamps and then sent all letters to Karachi and from Karachi these letters were sent to Islamabad. Letters from Pakistan to Israel and the territories were sent via London in two envelopes; the address of the postal manager in London appeared on the outer one, the address of the letter’s recipient on the inner one. In an April 1995 visit to Washington, Bhutto was asked at the State Department about Pakistani-Israeli ties. She responded that she was interested in principle but would have to ensure that extremist groups would not use the issue against her.

An Israeli Hebrew Newspaper Ma’ariv’s reported Ben Caspit revealed in 1997 that:

On 6th Feb 1996. Eight Pakistani media journalist visited Israel; it was the first such visit there by Pakistani media. Although he further claimed that the journalists did not come as an official delegation, behind the scenes there was a Pakistani political actor who arranged this visit. The Pakistani political leader was cautiously exhibiting interest in relations with Israel

A confirmed report noted that in 1997, an Israeli businessman and Intelligence officer Yaakov Nimrodi had visited Pakistan and met with the Pakistan’s foreign minister and PML (N) leader Gohar Ayub Khan who encouraged him to launch commercial endeavours between the two countries. He showed his interest in telecommunication, establishing a medical centre, various agricultural issues and encouraging religious-based tourism.

According to the US report:

Pakistani politicians (PPP & PML-N) transfer their million dollars, bought Israeli Bonds and invested their wealth in Israeli bonds in the US, by doing so, they strengthened Israeli economy

According to the US law, only American Israeli can buy these bonds and Israeli American businessmen helped those Pakistan’s politicians investing in Israeli bonds in the US” There were many more hidden connections and meetings between Pakistani Army generals and Israeli generals, between ISI officials and Mossad official in various countries to work together in making good and mutual relations. Bringing these two nations, with all their differences and similarities to each other, can only result in a Win-Win outcome, not only for each of them but a benefit to all in a much wider world context. It is a right time for Pakistan to announce officially the state of Israel as a good friend and ally and deliver the most powerful and positive diplomatic message to the international community that Pakistani nation is the most tolerant nations.


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I don't know how truthful this guy is, but if anything what he said is truth, than I believe we are in some serious trouble.

 

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While on the other hand in Israel this is happening to the people who dare to oppose their orders.

Israel boycott ban: Shunning Israeli goods to become criminal offence for public bodies and student unions
Critics say move amounts to a 'gross attack on democratic freedoms'

People take part in a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Paris, calling for a boycott of Israel, Oct 2015 Getty Images


Local councils, public bodies and even some university student unions are to be banned by law from boycotting “unethical” companies, as part of a controversial crackdown being announced by the Government.

Under the plan all publicly funded institutions will lose the freedom to refuse to buy goods and services from companies involved in the arms trade, fossil fuels, tobacco products or Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.

Any public bodies that continue to pursue boycotts will face “severe penalties”, ministers said.


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Senior government sources said they were cracking down on town-hall boycotts because they “undermined good community relations, poisoned and polarised debate and fuelled anti-Semitism”.

But critics said the move amounted to a “gross attack on democratic freedoms”.

A spokesman for the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said: “The Government’s decision to ban councils and other public bodies from divesting from trade or investments they regard as unethical is an attack on local democracy.

“People have the right to elect local representatives able to make decisions free of central government political control. That includes withdrawal of investments or procurement on ethical and human rights grounds.

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“This Government’s ban would have outlawed council action against apartheid South Africa. Ministers talk about devolution, but in practice they’re imposing Conservative Party policies on elected local councils across the board.”

Significantly, and underlining the main target of the ban, the formal announcement will be made by the Cabinet Office minister Matt Hancock when he visits Israel this week.

Israeli companies, along with other firms which have investments in the occupied West Bank, have been among those targeted by unofficial boycotts in the past.

In 2014 Leicester City Council passed a policy to boycott goods produced in Israeli settlements in the West Bank while the Scottish Government published a procurement notice to Scottish councils which “strongly discourages trade and investment from illegal settlements”.

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Under the new rules all contracting authorities including local councils, quangos and universities which receive the majority of their funding from the Government will lose the freedom to take ethical decisions about whom they purchase goods and services from. The only exemption will be UK-wide sanctions decided by the Government in Westminster. Government sources said the ban could also apply to student union boycotts but added this was a “grey area”.

A spokeswoman for the National Union of Students said they were “concerned by any external pressure that could prevent student unions taking decisions on any issue that affects the students they represent.”

Mr Hancock said the current position where local authorities had autonomy to make ethical purchasing decisions was “undermining” Britain’s national security.

“We need to challenge and prevent these divisive town-hall boycotts,” he said.

“The new guidance on procurement combined with changes we are making to how pension pots can be invested will help prevent damaging and counter-productive local foreign policies undermining our national security.”

But Amnesty International’s UK economic relations programme director Peter Frankental condemned the move, warning it could encourage human rights violations. The Conservatives have been accused of turning a blind eye to Israeli human rights abuses in the past.

“All public bodies should assess the social and environment impacts of any company with whom they choose to enter into business relationships,” he said.

“Where’s the incentive for companies to ensure there are no human rights violations such as slavery in their supply chains, when public bodies cannot hold them to account by refusing to award them contracts?

“Not only would it be a bad reflection on public bodies to contract with rogue companies, but it would also be bad for responsible businesses that are at risk of being undercut by those that have poor practices.”

Hugh Lanning, chair of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, condemned this move as “a gross attack on our democratic freedoms and the independence of public bodies from Government interference”. “As if it is not enough that the UK Government has failed to act when the Israeli government has bombed and killed thousands of Palestinian civilians and stolen their homes and land, the Government is now trying to impose its inaction on all other public bodies,” he said.

“This makes it clear where this Government stands on international law and human rights. Despite the Government admitting that Israel’s occupation and denial of Palestinian rights is plain wrong and illegal, when it comes to it they will insulate Israel from the consequences of its own actions. It seems that for this UK Government, whatever crimes against international law Israel commits, having a military ally trumps the rights of their own citizens and institutions in this country to support human rights.”

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Last April the French-owned multinational water, energy and waste management company Veolia – which collects rubbish for a wide range of British local authorities – announced that it was closing down its operations in Israel.

The decision followed a concerted campaign to persuade it to halt its work in West Bank settlements, during which the Labour-controlled Birmingham council became at least the third to warn Veolia that it might not renew its £35m-a-year waste disposal contract when it ran out in 2019, if the company continued to operate in the occupied West Bank.

In November 2014, Leicester City Council passed a policy to boycott goods produced in Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Jewish groups have recently launched a judicial review of the council’s decision, claiming that it “amounts to a get-of-out-town order to Leicester Jews”.

In August 2014, the Scottish Government published a procurement notice to Scottish councils which “strongly discourages trade and investment from illegal settlements”, though conceding that decisions needed to be taken on a case by case basis. Four Scottish councils have resolved to boycott Israeli goods: Clackmannanshire, Midlothian, Stirling and West Dunbartonshire.

Last December two Welsh councils performed a U-turn on their decision to boycott Israeli goods after court proceedings were issued by Jewish Human Rights Watch. Gwynedd County Council and Swansea City Council said the motions had been non-binding and had now otherwise been superseded.

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