The American Jewish Congress has opened an initial discussion with a Muslim group associated with the main Islamist party in Pakistan and is considering deeper contacts. . . . "This is a knowing effort to reach out to Muslim fundamentalists," said an AJCongress source, stressing that the group had made clear to its interlocutors its strong commitment to Israel.
The move, which comes in the midst of a series of back-channel contacts between Israel and Pakistan, has drawn sharp criticism and cast a light on a simmering debate over the nature of Islamic fundamentalism. . . .
You know what they say about how to hold your enemy and your friend.
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