The Congress party on November 17 called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. It urged the government of India to “pressurise the United States and the European Union (EU) to use their influence to stop the violence by Israel”.
Congress general secretary (communication) Jairam Ramesh said “Israel’s actions following Hamas’ condemnable attack on their citizens are genocidal”. He added that dehumanising language was being used by some Israeli ministers against Palestinians and was similar to the language that preceded the Holocaust.
