THE world peace has remained endangered since the unnatural and illegal birth of the state of Israel in 1948. The Middle East has never been what it used to be prior to that development. Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah had rightly called Israel the illegal child of the West.

The region has been in the tight grip of uncertainty and frequent wars due to the gross and blatant violation of human rights, genocide, expansionist policies and pursuits of Israel.

The United States has been lured into the bloody war with Iran by Israel. The US-Iran-Israel conflict has made the region highly unstable, and a state of turmoil has been thrust upon the region which has terribly affected the economic stability and world peace. Israel is playing the dirty game to achieve its sinister objectives. Although the phenomenon of Houthis is a very serious issue, the main player behind the whole thing seems to be Israel.

One thing is crystal clear; the existence of Israel is the real cause of instability in the region. It is, therefore, necessary that Israel should not be allowed to go unpunished for the unpardonable crimes it has committed against humanity. The ideal solution is to implement the concept of two states, and to establish the state of Palestine, with Jerusalem as its capital.

While dealing with the issue of Houthis and containing them effectively, Israel should be the main target. It will also deter Israel’s supporters from any further mischief in the region. Briefly, Israel is the source of all troubles and it must be stopped in order to save the world and the humanity at large.

This is just the right time to hit hard as the world has already seen the ugly face of Zionist Israel, and Israel itself stands exhausted from its self-created long and bloody battles. As for the people of Israel, they themselves are looking for a change.

Lt-Col (retd) Syed Iftikhar Ahmed
Karachi

Published in Dawn, October 23rd, 2026