Israel and Pakistan have never had formal diplomatic relations, and their hostility has included official mutual accusations. Through 2015 the opening reported that hostilities were "widely reported with Israel labelling Pakistan \"an antisemitic state\" and Pakistan counter-labeling Israel \"a Zionist and racist state\"." Today the opening carries neither label, though antisemitic survives once in the body. A reader arriving now does not learn that Israel officially called Pakistan an antisemitic state.
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Bilateral relations The bilateral relations between the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the state of Israel have been complex since their establishment in 1947 and 1948 respectively, shifting from close ties to hostilities against each other.1Politically and historically, both states were established based on their ideological declarations (See Two-Nation Theory and Homeland for the Jewish people ) in 1947 from British Empire .2Despite many attempts to establish relations between the two states, diplomatic ties have not been established and as many other Muslim countries have done; Pakistan has refused to recognize Israel. However, the relations between Pakistan and Israel are highly complex. On many occasions, both Pakistan and Israel used their Embassies at Istanbul to mediate or exchange information with each other, for instance Pakistan used its embassy in Istanbul to pass information on a terror group to Israel in 2010 according to the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks . The 1980s saw some strong coordination between two countries when their respective intelligence agencies participated in Operation Cyclone against the Soviet Union and the Soviet war in Afghanistan its invasion of Afghanistan, based on their common mutual distrust of communism . But the hostilities are also widely reported with Israel labelling Pakistan "an antisemitic state" and Pakistan counter-labeling Israel "a Zionist and racist state". However recently, some politicians from both Israel and Pakistan have called for the normalization of diplomatic relations.3
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Bilateral relations Both Israel and Pakistan are former British colonies that were established as states shortly after World War II. Some Israeli leaders believe that should diplomatic relations with Pakistan be established then Pakistan could serve as a bridge between Israel and the Muslim world .
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The opening as it stood in 2020 7 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Diplomatic relations between the State of Israel and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Bilateral relations Israel-Pakistan relations refers to the bilateral relations between the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the State of Israel —which, despite the lack of official diplomatic relations have been defined by multiple instances of close covert coordination and cooperation during events such as the Soviet–Afghan War and Black September conflict.Both nations were established based on similar ideological declarations (see Two-Nation Theory and Homeland for the Jewish People ).Diplomatic ties continue to remain unestablished due to Pakistan's refusal to officially recognize Israel until a viable solution is reached in regards to the Israel-Palestine conflict .Nevertheless, Pakistan and Israel regularly use their embassies and consulates-general in Ankara and Istanbul , Turkey to mediate and exchange information with each other.In 2010, Pakistan, following up on reports received in Washington , was believed to have used its embassy in Ankara to pass on newly-discovered information about a major upcoming terrorist attack to Israel according to WikiLeaks .
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Bilateral relations The State of Israel and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan have never had formal diplomatic relations.In 1947, Pakistan voted against the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine , and currently does not recognize Israeli sovereignty .Despite the Pakistani position on the Arab–Israeli conflict , there have been multiple instances of the two countries closely cooperating during events such as the Soviet–Afghan War and the Black September conflict .With regard to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict , Pakistan supports the Palestinian Arabs and endorses the two-state solution .The Pakistani government has maintained that it will not pursue a normalized relationship with Israel until the establishment of an independent Palestinian state within the pre-1967 borders and with East Jerusalem as the Palestinians' capital city.Nevertheless, with Turkey serving as their middle ground, Israel and Pakistan have used their embassies and consulates-general in the cities of Ankara and Istanbul to communicate and exchange necessary information with each other.In 2010, the Pakistani newspaper Dawn reported that Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence , following up on reports received in Washington , had gone through Ankara to pass on newly discovered information to Israel's Mossad about an upcoming terrorist attack in Mumbai , India , where a Jewish cultural centre was listed as a major target; this information first surfaced on WikiLeaks one year after the 2008 Mumbai attacks were carried out by Lashkar-e-Taiba , a Pakistan-based terrorist organization.In 2018, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu , while on an official visit to India, stated that Israel is not an enemy of Pakistan and that Pakistan "should not behave like an enemy" towards Israel.Following the success of the Abraham Accords in 2020, erstwhile Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan disclosed that the United States and "at least one other country" had been mounting increased diplomatic pressure on his administration to normalize ties with Israel.He did not reveal the countries' names and did not say whether or not they were from the Muslim world , but explained that "the pressure is because of Israel's deep impact in the United States ," and that "Israel’s lobby is the most powerful, and that’s why America’s whole Middle East policy is controlled by Israel." Khan's administration later reiterated that Pakistan would not establish any official bilateral relationship with Israel until a "viable, independent, and contiguous" country is created for and accepted by the Palestinians.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Bilateral relations between Israel and Pakistan Bilateral relations The State of Israel and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan have never had formal diplomatic relations. In 1947, Pakistan voted against the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine , and does not recognize Israeli sovereignty . Despite the Pakistani position on the Arab–Israeli conflict , there have been multiple instances of close cooperation, such as during the Soviet–Afghan War and the Black September conflict . Pakistan supports the Palestinian Arabs and endorses the two-state solution . Pakistan says it will not normalize relations with Israel until the establishment of an independent Palestinian state within the pre-1967 borders with East Jerusalem as the capital. Nevertheless, with Turkey serving as middleman, Israel and Pakistan have used their embassies and consulates-general in the cities of Ankara and Istanbul to communicate and exchange necessary information. In 2010, the Pakistani newspaper Dawn reported that Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence , following up on reports received in Washington , had gone through Ankara to pass on information to Israel's Mossad about an upcoming terrorist attack in Mumbai , India , where a Jewish cultural centre was listed as a major target; this information first surfaced on WikiLeaks one year after the 2008 Mumbai attacks were carried out by Lashkar-e-Taiba , a Pakistan-based terrorist organization. In 2018, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu , while on an official visit to India, stated that Israel is not an enemy of Pakistan and that Pakistan "should not behave like an enemy" towards Israel. Following the success of the Abraham Accords in 2020, erstwhile Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan disclosed that the United States and "at least one other country" had been urging his administration to normalize ties with Israel. He did not reveal the countries' names and did not say whether or not they were from the Muslim world , but explained that "the pressure is because of Israel's deep impact in the United States ," and that "Israel’s lobby is the most powerful, and that’s why America’s whole Middle East policy is controlled by Israel." Khan's administration later reiterated that Pakistan would not establish any official bilateral relationship with Israel until a "viable, independent, and contiguous" country is created for and accepted by the Palestinians.
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