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Israel-Hamas War: The war between Israel and Hamas has been going on for about 48 hours. All the countries of the world have registered their reactions regarding the violent attacks between the two sides. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted that India is with Israel. After this, speculations started being made that India, which played a neutral role in the Russia-Ukraine war, was standing in support of Israel.
In fact, the Indian government has not yet made any clear stand on the Israel-Palestine dispute. PM Modi has expressed objection to the attack by the extremist organization Hamas which has captured the Gaza Strip. As soon as Hamas started attacking Israel, the world got divided into two groups, but India has not yet given any statement on this, in this matter India has only issued an advisory to its citizens to remain alert.
Who represents Palestine?
Israel is bordered by Lebanon in the north, Syria and Jordan in the east, Egypt in the south and Gaza and the Mediterranean Sea in the west. Palestine is divided into two factions. The first section is situated on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, it is known as Gaza Strip. There itself The second section is adjacent to Jordan in the west, which is called West Bank. Gaza is occupied by Hamas and the West Bank is ruled by the Fatah government, which is supported by India.
How have been the relations between India and Palestine?
India has been supporting the demands of Palestine. In the year 1947, India stood against the partition of Palestine. India supported the PLO and its leader Yasser Arafat in the 1970s. After this, India recognized PLO in 1975. After this, India was the first non-Arab country to recognize the PLO. In 1988, India formally recognized Palestine as a country.
India also opened its representative office in Gaza after the establishment of the Palestinian National Authority in 1996. However, in 2003 it was shifted to ‘Ramallah’. Ramallah is a city in the West Bank, surrounded by the Judi Mountains. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas laid the foundation stone of the Palestinian Embassy building in New Delhi during his visit to India in 2008.
india israel relations
India recognized Israel in 1950. However, before 1992, India did not have diplomatic relations with Israel. India established diplomatic relations with Israel for the first time in 1992. In 2015, the United Nations Human Rights Commission brought a resolution against Israel. This proposal included an investigation into Israel’s human rights violations in the Gaza area. India had abstained from voting against Israel on this proposal.
At present, experts say that India’s stance on Israel-Palestine issue will be neutral and on restoring peace, but India can express objection regarding Hamas.
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