ISLAMABAD – Reports emerged on social media that one of PTI lawmakerssubmitted a resolution in assembly to recognize Israel.
However, the reality of the episode is much different from what’s beingreported on Twitter. In reality, no resolution has been submitted in thisregard.
A PTI member of National Assembly Asma Hadeed made an apparently pro-Jewishspeech on the floor of the Lower House of the Parliament, casting doubtsover the intentions of the ruling party.
Hadeed, in her speech, expressed that a decision was made between Muslimsand Jews in the line of a Quranic verse that the Jews would pray facingtowards Jerusalem or Al-Aqsa mosque while Muslims would face the Holy Kaaba.
The legislator continued that the religious cleric should look for guidancefrom Quran and find any verse so that the Muslims and Jews can beintegrated in order to stop the bloodshed.
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The lawmaker also cited the violence underway in Syria and called forconciliation with Jews, pressing the clergy to look for windows ofopportunity. However, no such resolution was submitted in the assembly.
After the video went viral over the internet, Hadeed issued a clarificationthat she had not submitted any resolution in the assembly and only calledfor a cessation of atrocities against Muslims.
