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South Asia\u2019s diplomatic relationship with Palestine has historically been defined by the 1917 Balfour Declaration, in which Britain declared support for establishing a \u201cnational home for the Jewish people\u201d in Palestine. <\/p>\n

Though expressing sympathy for the Jewish people, #Indian nationalists in pre-partition #India viewed the development as another instance of British imperialism that pitted Jewish nationalists and Arabs against each other, and were resolutely pro-Palestine. But some #SouthAsian countries have swayed from that position since.<\/p>\n

Revisit this explainer about the history of South Asian diplomacy toward Israel and Palestine at the link in bio, then click this image ? <\/p>\n

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\n1, 8: Yasser Arafat, PLO President, with India Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, 1980
\n2: Nepal Prime Minister Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala (right) and David Ben Gurion in Tel Aviv on 12 August 1960
\n3: Pakistan PM Ali Bhutto hugging Libyan Colonel Moammar Kadhafi while Bangladesh PM Mujibur Rahman looks on
\n4: The leaders of the Islamic world attend the summit of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Lahore on February 22 in 1974
\n5: Supporters of Bangladeshi party Jamat-e-Islami offer prayers for the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Dhaka, 12 November 2004
\n6: Nepal King Mahendra with Prime Minister Levi Eshkol, 1963
\n7: Yasser Arafat signs the visitors book 24 March at the Colombo international airport after his arrival in Sri Lanka for a brief visit<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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