Explanation
- A
Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement- II is the correct explanation for Statement-I
Both correct and II explains I. Israel did not sign the Arab Peace Initiative with the Arab League.
- B
Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement- II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I
Both correct but II does not explain I. II is false.
- C
Statement-I is correct but Statement- II is incorrect
I correct, II incorrect. Israel has ties with Egypt, Jordan and Abraham Accords states. The 2002 Saudi/Arab League initiative was not a signed Israel–Arab League treaty.
- D
Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct
I incorrect, II correct. Diplomatic relations with some Arab states are real.
Summary. Official key is (c). Israel has diplomatic relations with several Arab states (Egypt, Jordan, UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, Sudan in the Abraham Accords period). The Arab Peace Initiative (2002) was a Saudi-backed Arab League offer; Israel did not sign it as a bilateral instrument. Statement-II fails.
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