New Delhi, Feb 26: The Communist Party of India, Marxist CPI (M) has opposed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel, saying the visit comes at a time when Israel continues to conduct strikes on Palestinians violating ceasefire on daily basis and killing scores of innocent people.
“The visit comes at a juncture when Israel has been waging a genocidal war in Gaza,” said the Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), in a statement, issued today. “Israel has stepped up attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and a spurt in illegal settlements.”
“The Modi visit is thus a betrayal of the Palestinian cause and legitimises the murderous Netanyahu regime. The declared intent of the visit is also to deepen strategic, military and economic ties with a Zionist expansionist regime which seeks to dominate the region with the help of the United States. The visit is all the more inopportune because it is taking place at a time when the United States is preparing to attack Iran militarily at the instigation of Israel,” added the statement.
“Through this visit, the BJP government has once again laid bare its shameless commitment to the US-Israeli axis in West Asia.”
