Talk:Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq

Zia-ul-Haq's quote on Israel

In December 1981 he said: “Pakistan is like Israel, an ideological state. Take out the Judaism from Israel and it will fall like a house of cards. Take Islam out of Pakistan and make it a secular state; it would collapse.”

Here are the sources -

http://books.google.com/books?id=W_AR3BksrUcC&pg=PA197&dq=Pakistan+is+like+Israel,+an+ideological+state.+Take+out+the+Judaism+from+Israel+and+it+will+fall+like+a+house+of+cards.+Take+Islam+out+of+Pakistan+and&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ybWzUeuUBenA0gGvjYCACQ&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Pakistan%20is%20like%20Israel%2C%20an%20ideological%20state.%20Take%20out%20the%20Judaism%20from%20Israel%20and%20it%20will%20fall%20like%20a%20house%20of%20cards.%20Take%20Islam%20out%20of%20Pakistan%20and&f=false

http://books.google.com/books?id=-5EXLpXeoXkC&pg=RA1-PT337&dq=Pakistan+is+like+Israel,+an+ideological+state.+Take+out+the+Judaism+from+Israel+and+it+will+fall+like+a+house+of+cards.+Take+Islam+out+of+Pakistan+and&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ybWzUeuUBenA0gGvjYCACQ&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAQ

http://books.google.com/books?id=zz9_Ve29eL0C&pg=PA243&dq=Pakistan+is+like+Israel,+an+ideological+state.+Take+out+the+Judaism+from+Israel+and+it+will+fall+like+a+house+of+cards.+Take+Islam+out+of+Pakistan+and&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ybWzUeuUBenA0gGvjYCACQ&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Pakistan%20is%20like%20Israel%2C%20an%20ideological%20state.%20Take%20out%20the%20Judaism%20from%20Israel%20and%20it%20will%20fall%20like%20a%20house%20of%20cards.%20Take%20Islam%20out%20of%20Pakistan%20and&f=false

http://books.google.com/books?id=zfLaN1-z6WEC&pg=PA132&dq=Pakistan+is+like+Israel,+an+ideological+state.+Take+out+the+Judaism+from+Israel+and+it+will+fall+like+a+house+of+cards.+Take+Islam+out+of+Pakistan+and&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ybWzUeuUBenA0gGvjYCACQ&ved=0CD0Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Pakistan%20is%20like%20Israel%2C%20an%20ideological%20state.%20Take%20out%20the%20Judaism%20from%20Israel%20and%20it%20will%20fall%20like%20a%20house%20of%20cards.%20Take%20Islam%20out%20of%20Pakistan%20and&f=false

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http://books.google.com/books?id=MKbfAAAAMAAJ&q=Pakistan+is+like+Israel,+an+ideological+state.+Take+out+the+Judaism+from+Israel+and+it+will+fall+like+a+house+of+cards.+Take+Islam+out+of+Pakistan+and&dq=Pakistan+is+like+Israel,+an+ideological+state.+Take+out+the+Judaism+from+Israel+and+it+will+fall+like+a+house+of+cards.+Take+Islam+out+of+Pakistan+and&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ybWzUeuUBenA0gGvjYCACQ&ved=0CEMQ6AEwBA

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http://books.google.com/books?id=ITtuAAAAMAAJ&q=Pakistan+is+like+Israel,+an+ideological+state.+Take+out+the+Judaism+from+Israel+and+it+will+fall+like+a+house+of+cards.+Take+Islam+out+of+Pakistan+and&dq=Pakistan+is+like+Israel,+an+ideological+state.+Take+out+the+Judaism+from+Israel+and+it+will+fall+like+a+house+of+cards.+Take+Islam+out+of+Pakistan+and&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ybWzUeuUBenA0gGvjYCACQ&ved=0CEgQ6AEwBQ

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http://books.google.com/books?id=gRLQAAAAIAAJ&q=Pakistan+is+like+Israel,+an+ideological+state.+Take+out+the+Judaism+from+Israel+and+it+will+fall+like+a+house+of+cards.+Take+Islam+out+of+Pakistan+and&dq=Pakistan+is+like+Israel,+an+ideological+state.+Take+out+the+Judaism+from+Israel+and+it+will+fall+like+a+house+of+cards.+Take+Islam+out+of+Pakistan+and&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ybWzUeuUBenA0gGvjYCACQ&ved=0CFMQ6AEwBw

Some opinion pieces or studies where the quote is mentioned - don't nessesarily agree with the opinions or the news outlets, I especially don't agree with meforum's views but they might be applicable as sources.

http://www.meforum.org/348/the-strangely-parallel-careers-of-israel

http://www.ishtiaqahmad.com/item_display.aspx?listing_id=567&listing_type=1

http://www.jewishjournal.com/opinion/article/recognition_gift_for_israel_and_pakistan_20030501

http://archives.dawn.com/archives/91431

http://cdn.www.inss.org.il.reblazecdn.net/upload/(FILE)1190278291.pdf

23:02, 8 June 2013 (UTC)

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