
What happened: Israel President Isaac Herzog recently welcomed a delegation of Pakistani-Americans, which he described as a “wonderful event” and an indication of “huge improvement” in Israel’s relations with the Muslim world. Details: Herzog made these remarks on May 26 during a special address at the annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, while discussing the Abraham Accords, a deal brokered by the US in 2020 that saw normalisation of relations between Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Bahrain. Foreign Office’s statement: On the other hand, Pakistan firmly denied, on May 29, that any delegation from the country had visited Israel, emphasising that Islamabad’s position on the Palestinian issue was “clear and unequivocal” and that there had been no change in “our policy” toward the Jewish state. According to the Foreign Office, the visit was organised by a foreign NGO that was not based in Pakistan. Imran Khan’s take: Stating a contradictory notion to the FO, former premier Imran Khan said during his public gathering at Charsadda that ‘imported government’ has been tasked with accepting Israel and negotiating with India on Kashmir.