It's not a matter of a dumb policy or not, but since Israel isn't our enemy for some people, it isn't our friend either.
If there was a boundary line b/w an enemy and a friendly state, Israel would be on the enemy on the side without a doubt.
Your so called allies and friends The Arabs have never suspended trading or diplomatic relations with India whenever we needed them.Arabs were no where to be seen during 1971 and 65 war. But they are seen behind every terrorist attack in pakistan Its called saudisation of pakistan not isrealization.
I will quote Quaid-e-Azam
Our objective should be peace within and peace without. We want to live peacefully and maintain cordial and friendly relations with our immediate neighbors and with world at large. We have no aggressive designs against any one. We stand by the United Nations Charter and will gladly make our contribution to the peace and prosperity of the world.
How can Israel benefit us?
one of the comments made by Zvi on the same puts it beautifully and i couldn't agree more.
India is obtaining badly-needed agricultural and clean-water technology from Israel. It is starting joint ventures in the technology sector. It is exchanging students with Israel’s leading universities, like Weizmann and the Technion. And it is buying Israeli military technology. Israel’s friends are able to do these things.
Every time a Pakistani leader has reached out to Israel, Israel has responded with warmth. There is nothing standing in the way of a Pakistan-Israel friendship except for Pakistan’s refusal to let it happen.
Israel has diplomatic relations with Jordan (whose population is more than 50% Palestinian ), with Egypt (which spent 30 years trying to destroy Israel through warfare, and which is ruled by the Muslim Brotherhood) and with Azerbaijan, Albania, Nigeria and other Muslim countries that do a perfectly good job of supporting the Palestinians (they do a better job of supporting the Palestinians than Pakistan does, in fact, because they can actually express their concerns and suggestions to the Israelis rather than just talking to each other about how much they hate Israel. We can always look at Turkey that has benefited immensely by having relations with Israel .
Here is whats going to ask you and all other intelligent posters here
Israel allows all Palestinians Muslims or Christians born with in state of Israel a complete rights as a natural born Jew and are given citizen ship which Arab states deny to any and all Palestinian.
So you see its kind of confusing since the same Arabs who are fighting for Palestinians dont give the same rights Israel has given to Palestinians but are fighting for Palestinians.?