Indian president declares support for Palestinians ahead of Israel trip
apparently India has mastered the art of professing support for the Palestinian people's rights while throwing them under the bus--they're ready for the big time
“India’s traditional support to the Palestinian cause remains steadfast and unwavering while we pursue strong relations with Israel,” he stated.
Quoting a speech by India’s founder Mahatma Gandhi, Mukherjee said, “Palestine belongs to the Arabs in the same sense that England belongs to the English and France to the French.”
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In July, India abstained in a vote on a UN Human Rights Council resolution that backed a report critical of Israel’s behavior during last summer’s war in Gaza.
The Palestinians were “shocked” at India’s move, said the Palestinian Authority’s ambassador to India, Adnan Abu Alhaija. “The Palestinian people and leaders were very happy with the UN resolution, but the voting of India has broken our happiness,” he said.
Although New Delhi emphasized that its vote did not signify any change in its policy of support for the Palestinian cause, India’s abstention was celebrated in Israel as a remarkable diplomatic achievement.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/indian-president-declares-support-for-palestinians-ahead-of-israel-trip/
An underreported story is that Israel is getting along a lot better with India, Russia and the Sunni Arab states even while its relations with Europe and the USA are getting worse. Small ripple or a change in the current?