Israel continues to work hard to establish normal diplomatic relations with the Muslim world. The United States, their main ally, is supporting it. Already four Muslim countries have established relations with the Israelis.
An Israeli minister has demanded that relations be established with two more Muslim countries before US President Donald Trump steps down in January. However, Bangladesh is not at all interested in building such a relationship with Israel, according to Reuters.
In the past few months, four Muslim countries - the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco - have normalized relations with Israel through the mediation of the White House. Washington-Jerusalem is now in search of a fifth country. Israel has become particularly interested in building relations with any Muslim country in Asia.
Asked if he would have relations with the fifth Muslim country before Trump leaves power on January 20, Israeli Regional Cooperation Minister Afir Akunis told a local television station, "We are working towards that.
I believe ... another country is openly normalizing relations with Israel on the basis of the peace agreement, such a US declaration will come," he said.
The Israeli minister said the next two countries had been selected to establish relations with them. Although he did not name the two countries at the time, he said one would be a Gulf country, but that it would be Oman, not Saudi Arabia.
Aquinas said, ‘Another will be a more eastern country. It will be a Muslim country, not a small one. But that country is not Pakistan.
Since the recent visit of Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi to the United Arab Emirates, there have been rumors that Islamabad has secretly sent a message to Israel. However, the Pakistani foreign minister clarified his position and told local journalists, "I have presented Pakistan's position on Israel to the UAE foreign minister. We have told him that we will not and cannot establish relations with Israel until there is a firm and lasting solution to the Palestinian issue.
Indonesia has also been named in US-brokered talks with Israel. The United States is also showing its greed for billions of dollars to establish relations with the Israelis. But last week, the country with the world's largest Muslim population said it would not recognize Israel until the Palestinians' demands were met.
Malaysia, another Muslim country in Asia, has indicated it will follow the same policy. Oman has praised US-mediated diplomatic relations, but has not yet commented directly on Israeli ties.
Citing a foreign ministry official in Dhaka, Reuters said Bangladesh was also not interested in establishing diplomatic relations with Israel. "We have the same position," he said.
A Reuters report on Wednesday did not name the official. But last September, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam told BBC Bangla that his government was and would remain in favor of the struggle for an independent Palestinian state. Since the birth of Bangladesh, Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman has clearly said in various international conferences that we are on the side of the Palestinian people. We are in favor of the establishment of an independent Palestinian state. Until the establishment of the Palestinian state, Israel's non-Israeli relationship with Bangladesh will continue.
