Will Activists Apply The Palestine Strategy To Kashmir Or Khalistan?
On 10 May, 2024, the United Nations General Assembly endorsed the State of Palestine for full membership. The vote was overwhelming. One hundred forty-three countries including India voted in favour, 25 abstained, and nine countries voted against the resolution.
India may come to regret its vote because of the precedent it sets. While Palestinian leaders claim Israel illegally occupies Palestine, history suggests otherwise. Historically, Palestine was a backwater. Roman rulers suppressed development of Palestine’s Mediterranean coast as part of their punishment of the Jewish revolt. Arabs flourished elsewhere. Mecca and Medina, alternately under the control of Cairo- or Istanbul-based empires were religious centres, but Damascus and Baghdad were the centres of Arab political and cultural life.
Read more at: https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/will-activists-apply-the-palestine-strategy-to-kashmir-or-khalistan-13776577.html
- 31 May 2024
- WerIndia
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