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Source: https://www.jns.org/opinion/column/fiamma-nirenstein/want-peace-with-israel-lift-the-siege
Want Peace with Israel? Lift the Siege
(JNS) Dr. Fiamma Nirenstein - One accusation repeated again and again is that Israel is aggressive. But the opposite is true. Israel is denied a peace it has pursued since its establishment in 1948. The truth is that Israel is surrounded by an explicit desire to erase it, and remaining constantly on guard is what it must do to survive. On Friday, a defense pact was signed among Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, champions of Sunni Islam. It may appear that they want to defend themselves against Shi'ite Iran, but no. Pakistan's defense minister, Khawaja Asif, said: "In the context of Israel, all Muslim countries must unite," describing Israel as "a threat to the entire Muslim world" and calling for a "united military front" against it. Turkish President Erdogan has made hatred of Israel - and the ambition to take control of Jerusalem - a banner of his politics. The writer, a senior researcher at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, served as vice president of the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the Italian Chamber of Deputies.