Pakistan, Oct. 6 -- Amir Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman has categorically rejected the proposed two-state solution for Palestine, declaring that "there is only one state and that is Palestine."

Addressing participants at a Gaza Solidarity March in Karachi, Hafiz Naeem said that Israel was imposed through illegitimate means, warning that anyone who even considers recognizing Israel "will face strong public backlash."

"If anyone dares to recognize Israel, the people will not spare them," he said. "We will block the path of anyone who recognizes the Zionist state."

The JI chief accused the United States of hypocrisy, saying that it "labels Hamas as a terrorist organization while supplying weapons and power to Israel." He a...