No govt has shown so much solidarity with ‘murderous Israeli regime’ as Modi govt: Cong

The Congress accused PM Modi of “moral cowardice” for remaining silent on Israel’s military actions in Gaza and Lebanon, alleging India’s government has shown undue support for Israel while abandoning traditional pro-Palestinian positions and broader human values in foreign policy

New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of demonstrating “moral cowardice” by his “total silence” on the “continued genocide” by Israel in Gaza and its heavy bombing of Lebanon, and said no government has shown so much solidarity with the “murderous Israeli regime” as his dispensation has.

Congress general secretary in charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh, also alleged that the Modi government has betrayed all human values, apart from traditional Indian principles and positions.

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“The Prime Minister has been demonstrating moral cowardice by his total silence on the continued genocide by Israel in Gaza and its heavy bombing of Lebanon. He has also kept completely quiet on the dispossession and displacement of lakhs of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank,” Ramesh said on X.

“There has been no government that has shown so much solidarity with the murderous Israeli regime as the Modi government that has betrayed all human values, apart from traditional Indian principles and positions,” the Congress leader said.

Last month, the Congress had claimed that Israel is moving ahead on its vision of a “Greater Israel” under the cover of the West Asia war, finishing off any hope for a Palestinian state, and slammed Prime Minister Modi for not raising his voice against its actions in the West Bank.

The Congress had also strongly criticised Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Israel in February, despite that country “mercilessly” continuing attacks on civilians in Gaza. The opposition party had said the Modi government has made cynical and hypocritical statements on its commitment to the cause of Palestinians, but in reality, it has abandoned them.