मुस्लिम देशों में बड़े बदलाव के संकेत; सऊदी अरब ने इजरायल से मिलाए हाथ, अब पाकिस्तान का क्या होगा?

As far as Palestine is concerned. Saudi Arabia may not recognize Israel as a country just because of this issue, but it will not affect the relationship between the two countries. Along with this, the government of Saudi Arabia will keep telling its people and Muslim countries that it is still fighting for Palestine.

What are Israel’s interests

• Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has said many times that the Abraham Accords is like a big gift for his country and America is behind it. Israel also has high hopes from its relationship with Saudi Arabia, the richest and most powerful Muslim country. In fact, after this agreement, pressure will also increase on Muslim countries which reject Israel completely. Along with this, other big Muslim countries Malaysia and Indonesia can also open their doors to Israel.
• Along with Saudi Arabia, Israel is now also negotiating mutual defense agreements with America. Actually, Israel wants to make such a pact after which it can take any action on its own.
• Israel’s Netanyahu government is in favor of giving some leeway to the Palestine Authority in the Gaza Strip. Under the peace agreement with Israel, it has got some rights in the disputed area. However, the Palestinian organization Hamas has occupied some of its areas. In July this year, Netanyahu had announced that he would provide more support to the authority in view of the threat from Hamas. Actually, Israel is trying to collect more taxes from this area through the authority.
• The Israeli government is currently surrounded by various allegations, alliance conflicts and the ongoing fraud case by PM Netanyahu. If the government presents such a deal as a matter of national pride, the entire debate will change.

What are America’s interests?
Through this deal, America is preparing to give a big blow to China’s growing dominance in Middle-East Asia. China’s influence in this region has also been strengthened by the fact that it has already brought arch enemies Saudi Arabia and Iran together for talks last year. With this, America will also form an anti-Iran alliance with its friend Israel in which it will play the lead role. If America guarantees security to Saudi Arabia as per its demand, then in return it will also get the right to interfere in oil producing centers.

Relations between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia
In Pakistan, India and Israel are seen as enemies of Islam. This neighboring country of India is trying to make itself the new leader of Muslim countries. The two major religious centers of Islam, Mecca and Medina, are in Saudi Arabia. In the last few years, relations with Saudi Arabia and India have reached heights. Now Saudi Arabia’s friendship with Israel also seems to be deepening. Amidst this new changing development, it will not be easy for Pakistan to ignore Israel.

If we look at history, the friendship between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan has also been no less deep. While Saudi Arabia has been providing financial assistance to Pakistan, Pakistan, which has the capability of nuclear bomb, has been guaranteeing security. But now he can get this guarantee from Israel and America also. In such a situation, what will be the usefulness of Pakistan in the eyes of the richest country for the Muslim countries is also a big question.

However, Pakistan or Saudi Arabia have historical relations. The responsibility of security of religious places built in Mecca-Medina rests with Pakistan. In return, Wahabi fundamentalist groups of Saudi Arabia are allowed in Pakistan. Even during the Cold War, relations between the two countries were very deep. Even during the Afghan Jihad in 1979-89, both the countries were helping each other. While the Iranian Revolution had taken the Shia Muslim community under its influence, the Saudi-Pakistani alliance in Afghanistan and the Islamic policy of General Zia took the Sunni Muslims into its fold. 

Now let us remember the statement of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, in which he says that Muslims all over the world should cooperate and coordinate with each other, only then they can progress. The first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan, had said in the year 1951 that if Western countries can unite to save their way of life, then why cannot Muslim countries do the same. In the last 75 years, Muslim countries have also helped each other. But now developments are changing rapidly in Muslim countries.

Pakistan may face challenges

• Saudi Arabia’s closeness to Israel may bring tension in relations with Pakistan. Pakistan has always been against Israel on the issue of Palestine. Even a slight inclination of Saudi Arabia can soften the stance of other Muslim countries on this issue. This will be a very dilemmatic situation for Pakistan.
• The way Arab Muslim countries are talking about normalizing relations with Israel, in this situation Pakistan may get isolated. Because his going with Israel may anger China. Israel is an ally of America through which it wants to stop China’s growing dominance in the Middle East. Along with this, Pakistan’s position may also get weakened on the forums of Muslim countries.
• There are many fundamentalist religious groups inside Pakistan which consider Israel as their enemy on the issue of Palestine. If Pakistan comes under any pressure and tries to increase relations with Israel, then the government there may have to face opposition. 
• Pakistan’s penetration in the Middle East region due to the friendship between Saudi Arabia and Israel. It may reduce. Due to the two countries, new types of economic relations and alliances can be formed.
• Saudi Arabia has helped Pakistan worth billions of rupees in the last 75 years. The truth is that Saudi Arabia has saved Pakistan from poverty every time. Any deterioration in relations between the two countries can become a big challenge for Pakistan.