From Tanzeem-e-Islami Media Dept

TANZEEM-E-ISLAMI

PRESS RELEASE: 26September 2023
(Shujauddin Shaikh)

Lahore (PR):Recognizing Israel would be an act of betrayal towards Islam, the Palestinian Muslims, and the ideology of Pakistan.

This was said by the Ameer of Tanzeem-e-Islami, Shujauddin Shaikh, in a statement. The Ameer expressed immense concern over the recent news regarding the normalizing of relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel with support from the US, with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia also affirming the development. The supposed course of action is that ‘concessions’ will be obtained for the Palestinians as part of the proposed deal. The reality is that Zionist-backed Israel is adamant on its claim that only the Jews will occupy the Holy Land, including the West Bank and Jerusalem. Jerusalem will be the undivided capital of their Jewish state, therefore, Muslims around the world should disregard their historical and religious teachings regarding the Holy Land. Moreover, they should recognize Israel’s sovereignty or leave the area altogether. Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, reemphasized this very proposition in his address at the 78^thsession of the United Nations General Assembly. Furthermore, the Zionist occupation forces, police, and Jewish settlers are constantly attacking the Al-Aqsa Mosque and Palestinian settlements. Annexation of Madinah is also part of the nefarious Zionist ambition of creating a Greater Israel.

Responding to the caretaker foreign minister, Jalil Abbas Jilani’s,answer to a question regarding Pakistan’s recognition of Israel where he had said that Pakistan would make a decision prioritizing the nation’s interests and the Palestinian people, the Ameer of Tanzeem e Islami said that does the government of Pakistan not know that Pakistan’s policy regarding Israel is established, from day one, on firm foundations stemming from the Islamic teachings and the verdict of the founders of Pakistan. Quaid-e-Azam had declared Israel the illegitimate child of the West. Liaquat Ali Khan Shaheed had declined recognizing Israel at a time when a nascent Pakistan was facing major economic troubles and US Jewry was willing to open its coffers to Pakistan in exchange for Israel’s recognition. The Ameer of Tanzeem e Islami warned the government and state institutions that the Pakistani public will never permit the recognition of the illegitimate Zionist state of Israel. He demanded that the state of Pakistan give a categorical declaration underscoring the policy of non-recognition of Israel.

Issued by

Ayub Baig Mirza

Markazi Nazim of Press and Publications Section

Tanzeem-e-Islami, Pakistan