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Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to the President of Palestinian Authority Women hold placards in solidarity with Israel during the ongoing Israel-Palestine war in
Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday (ANI) Ahmedabad on Monday (ANI)

mer Prime Ministers of India have countries. Taking to social media “India has never supported Is- rights of the Palestinians, withdrawal
taken a firm stand supporting Pales- platform X, the AICC leader said rael. We have supported Palestine of all Israeli illegal settlements & oc-
tine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the killing of thousands of inno- only. Whichever country is being cupation of Palestinian lands & im-
supported Israel in the ongoing Isra- cent civilians, including children in oppressed, we need to support that plement the 2 Nation State solution”,
el-Hamas conflict. In his reaction to Gaza and the Hamas’ killing of inno- country only, that is the right thing to he said in a post on X.
Pawar’s statement on India changing cent Israelis are crimes and must be do. That is the policy of non-aligned CPI(M) State Secretary M V
its stand on the Israel-Palestine issue, condemned. countries,” A Raja said while speak- Govindan also expressed concern
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minis- “The killing of thousands of in- ing at an event in Chennai on Tuesday. for the Palestinians. “Illegal immi-
ter Devendra Fadnavis said that the nocent civilians, including children in While BJP has criticized A Ra- gration of Jews into Palestinian land
country has never changed its po- Gaza and the collective punishment ja’s statement and called it “sad and is still happening. The Palestinians
sition on this issue but has “always of millions of people by cutting off shameful”. now hold only 13 per cent of the land
strongly opposed terrorism”. their food, water and electricity are “It is very sad, shocking and which was earlier divided into a 60:40
crimes against humanity. Hamas’ shameful. I am really astonished by ratio. This is being done with the full
“India has never changed its killing of innocent Israelis and taking the way A Raja has said. Israel has support of the Israeli government,”
of hostages is a crime and must also been our friend for more than 70 he said.
position on the Israel-Palestine be condemned,” Rahul Gandhi said years now. No doubt we are friendly In a sign that there is growing
dispute. However, at the same in the post. with Palestine also,” Tamil Nadu BJP anger in the country, some wom-
en in the Saidabad area of Hyder-
“The cycle of violence between
vice president Narayanan Thirupa-
time, India has been consis- Israel and Palestine must be brought thy said while speaking to ANI. abad gathered at a Dargah ground
tently against and has always to an end,” he added. In a related development, the to demonstrate solidarity with Pal-
Also, Dravida Munnetra Ka- Communist Party of India (Marx- estine. “For 13 days, Israeli forces
strongly opposed terrorism in zhagam (DMK) leader TKS Elang- ist) on Thursday extended support continue to shed Palestinian blood.
any form and against anyone,” ovan on Wednesday defended party to Palestine in the ongoing war be- They target old people, infants, mas-
MP A Raja in his statement on Isra- tween Hamas and Israel. While at- jids and schools. They have not left
Fadnavis said in a post on ‘X’. el-Hamas war and said that when a tending the meeting organized by the hospitals. We want to ask where
Reminding the NCP chief of the small country is put under pressure, the CPI(M) in support of Palestine, is security council, where are the
naturally all non-aligned countries
well-wishers of the children’s. No one
CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram
Mumbai terror attacks, Fad- should support it. Following MP Ra- Yechury said, “Palestine has been can see the blood of the people of
navis requested Pawar to rise ja’s statement urging to support op- reduced to a minuscule. There are Gaza. The culprits of this war are US
pressed in Israel-Hamas war, DMK more Palestinians living outside Pal- President Joe Biden and Israel Prime
above “vote bank politics” and leader TKS Elangovan said, “We estine than there are inside Palestine. Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,” said
“strongly condemn terrorism”. had accepted Palestine when it was Egypt has correctly said that we have one of the women supporters.
formed earlier, UN has accepted Pal- no problem providing refuge to Pal- “We are standing here against
estine and India was one of the coun- estinians, but once Israel succeeds in the cruelty of Israel. We gathered at
“Mumbai has suffered a lot tries in the UN to support Palestine pushing them into the Sinai Peninsu- a Dargah ground to demonstrate sol-
due to the terror attacks. Especially that was what he has told.” la, they will never allow Palestinians idarity with Palestine,” another wom-
during 26/11, Mumbai had lost many “Even what he says is right when to go back.” en supporter said.
citizens. My request to Sharad Pawar a small country is put into pressure, “The whole of the land will be With India going to elections
ji is to not think about vote bank pol- naturally all non-aligned countries taken by Israel. That is the conspira- next year, no party wants to alienate
itics, but to strongly condemn terror- should support that country maybe cy,” he said. Yechury also condemned the vast sections of the population
ism,” he said. that is what he meant,” he added. the attacks and counter-attacks in the who are sympathetic to the Palestin-
Meanwhile, amid the Israel-Pal- DMK MP Raja earlier pointed out ongoing Israel-Palestine war. “Con- ian cause. As the war continues in
estine conflict, Congress leader Ra- that India has always supported Pales- demn these attacks & counter-at- the Middle East, the Indian govern-
hul Gandhi on Thursday called for tine and emphasized that supporting tacks. UN must enforce a stop to ment will have to perform a difficult
the end of violence between the two the oppressed is the right thing to do. this. UN must ensure the legitimate balancing act.

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