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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Kaushik Raj

Pro-Israel rallies allowed in India but Palestine solidarity sees crackdown

Police detain a person at a protest organised by different Muslim organisations in support of the Palestinians, outside a mosque in Gujarat state's Ahmedabad city [Amit Dave/Reuters]

New Delhi, India – Israel’s relentless bombing of the besieged Gaza Strip and killing of nearly 6,000 people – a third of them children – in two weeks has outraged people across the world, triggering mass protests and a call for an immediate ceasefire.

However, in India – the first non-Arab country to recognise the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), but now seen closer to Israel and its biggest benefactor, the United States – some pro-Palestine protesters reported being targeted by the government.

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