DAVOS – Israeli President Isaac Herzog has confirmed that he had held ameeting with a delegation comprising Pakistani expatriates but he did notreveal the identity of the members.
Speaking at World Economic Forum in Davos, the president of Israel saidthat he received a delegation of Pakistani expats, who live in the UnitedStates, a couple of weeks ago.
“…they are proud Pakistanis, together of other countries in the region, And, I must say it was an amazing experience because we haven’t had a group ofPakistani leaders in Israel ever in such scope. And all that stemmed fromAbraham Accord, meaning Jews and Muslims can dwell together in theregion….,” he said.
Herzog did not share the names of the members of the delegation. However,Anila Ali, a Pakistani-American politician and author, could be one of themas she shared a picture with Israeli president earlier this month.
“I’m honored to be the first Pakistani & American to present a book, aneyewitness account of the #Pakistan movement written by my father,Qutubuddin Aziz, to the President of Israel, @Isaac_Herzog. The president’swarmth & grace humbled me,” she captioned the photo on Twitter.
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Earlier, reports have been emerged about secret visits of Pakistaniofficials to Israel, which is not recognized by Pakistan as a country dueto its occupation on Palestinian territory.
Former national security advisor Moeed Yusuf and former prime ministerImran Khan’s aide Zulfi Bukhar had faced such allegations last year butboth had strongly rejected the accusations.
Pakistan officially endorses the two-state solution to theIsraeli–Palestinian conflict and has maintained its longstanding positionof non-recognition of Israel until an independent Palestinian state isestablished within the pre-1967 borders and with East Jerusalem as itscapital city.
