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NEW DELHI: Israel said on Thursday it considered Kashmir an integral part of India and called for closer cooperation between New Delhi, Washington and Tel Aviv to combat their "common enemy - Muslim extremism."

"Kashmir is part of India and it cannot be equated with Palestine which is occupied territory. Unlike Kashmiris, Palestinians are not citizens of Israel," Nawaz Mazalha, Member of the Israeli Parliament Knesset told reporters here.

Mazalha is part of the four member parliamentary delegation currently visiting India.

Leader of the delegation Amnon Rubinstein said it was imperative that India, US and Israel "co-operate in defence and peace making" as they will be the first targets in the event of nuclear, biological or chemical weapons falling into the hands of Muslims extremists.

The delegation, which had meetings with senior Indian leaders, expressed happiness over the "increasing cooperation between the two countries in the fields of defence and matters of security because of identical interests."

Drawing similarities between the two countries, another delegation member Tomy Lapid said both had substantial Muslim minority and both were victims of Muslim terrorists supported by neighbouring Muslim countries.

Pointing out that not a single democracy existed between New Delhi and Jerusalem, the delegation called for closer trade and people to people relations between the two nations. ( PTI )

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