Tuesday, July 22, 2003
Just stumbled on this op-ed at a Pakistani news site. The author provides a bit of background concerning previous passes at recognition between Pakistan and Israel.
The statement has caused furore in many quarters and the opposition parties, particularly the MMA, has threatened to launch a mass movement to oust him from power if he goes ahead with recognition. This article proposes to take up a number of issues: what is the significance of Musharraf’s statement at this point; what are the arguments, which militate against recognition; what are the benefits accruing from recognising Israel; finally, what would be the timing of recognition, if Pakistan does decide to go ahead with it?[...]
The author saves the discussion of the merits of the decision for a subsequent column, which I shall look forward to reading.
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