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Source: https://www.nation.com.pk/26-May-2026/pakistan-abraham-accords
Pakistan and the Abraham Accords
(The Nation - Pakistan) - The latest remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump, seeking to broaden the diplomatic momentum generated by the Iran ceasefire into a wider political realignment involving the Abraham Accords, reveal a familiar impulse in American foreign policy. Washington often seeks to convert immediate tactical successes into grand strategic redesigns of regions. Yet, in this case, such ambitions run into a political and historical reality that is difficult to ignore. Pakistan is not a blank slate on the question of Israel and Palestine. Since 1948, Pakistan's position has remained remarkably consistent. It rests on the recognition of the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people and support for an independent Palestinian state based on pre-1967 borders, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital. This is not merely a foreign policy preference. It has become embedded in political consensus, constitutional thinking, and public sentiment. Until there is movement on the Palestinian question in line with Pakistan's stated position, any attempt to pursue normalization with Israel would carry serious political costs.