Israel - Hamas War : How India abstaining from UNGA vote has backed Netanyahu’s agenda in Gaza
India has maintained diplomatic ties with the countries involved in the conflict, choosing not to cast a ballot at the UN General assembly in response to calls for a "humanitarian truce" between israel and Hamas in Gaza. israel has been attacking Gaza nonstop.
India has always held its long-held belief that a peaceful solution to the issue can be found between israel and Palestine. For humanitarian reasons, it declined to vote in the UNGA in favor of a ceasefire in Gaza. The two countries have been at odds for the past 50 years. In response to India's decision to abstain from voting on the UNGA resolution that started the war, Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu referred to the proposed cease-fire as "deeply flawed." Since the resolution made no mention of denouncing the terrorist organization Hamas, india chose not to participate in the vote.
"I think that resolution was deeply flawed and I am sorry to say that even many of our friends did not even... insist that there could be a flaw or a powerful condemnation of the horrors that were committed here—that there are horrors that no civilized country, including your country and so many others would tolerate," Netanyahu said in response to the UNGA vote, as reported by ANI.
While the UNGA passed a resolution urging israel and Hamas in Gaza to establish an "immediate, durable, and sustained humanitarian truce," india chose not to vote in favor of protecting civilians in the territory that has been devastated by conflict, where over 8,000 people have perished so far.
After 120 countries voted in favour of the draught resolution, 14 against it, and 45 abstaining from voting—among them Iceland, india, Panama, Greece, and others—the assembly endorsed the resolution. But india has remained true to its long-standing stance on the crisis, backing israel, their longtime ally, while also advocating for humanitarian relief for Gaza.
India has always held its long-held belief that a peaceful solution to the issue can be found between israel and Palestine. For humanitarian reasons, it declined to vote in the UNGA in favor of a ceasefire in Gaza. The two countries have been at odds for the past 50 years. In response to India's decision to abstain from voting on the UNGA resolution that started the war, Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu referred to the proposed cease-fire as "deeply flawed." Since the resolution made no mention of denouncing the terrorist organization Hamas, india chose not to participate in the vote.
"I think that resolution was deeply flawed and I am sorry to say that even many of our friends did not even... insist that there could be a flaw or a powerful condemnation of the horrors that were committed here—that there are horrors that no civilized country, including your country and so many others would tolerate," Netanyahu said in response to the UNGA vote, as reported by ANI.
While the UNGA passed a resolution urging israel and Hamas in Gaza to establish an "immediate, durable, and sustained humanitarian truce," india chose not to vote in favor of protecting civilians in the territory that has been devastated by conflict, where over 8,000 people have perished so far.
After 120 countries voted in favour of the draught resolution, 14 against it, and 45 abstaining from voting—among them Iceland, india, Panama, Greece, and others—the assembly endorsed the resolution. But india has remained true to its long-standing stance on the crisis, backing israel, their longtime ally, while also advocating for humanitarian relief for Gaza.