New Delhi, Jul 26 (PTI) Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over what she mentioned have been the Israel authorities’s “genocidal actions” in Gaza, as she accused him and his authorities of “barbarism”.
The Congress normal secretary’s remarks got here after Netanyahu defended Israel’s ongoing conflict in Gaza in a speech to the US Congress on Wednesday.
Netanyahu obtained a heat welcome from Home Speaker Mike Johnson and different Republican lawmakers who organized his speech within the chamber.
Netanyahu obtained a bipartisan standing ovation.
Priyanka Gandhi mentioned it was now not sufficient to talk up for the civilians, moms, fathers, medical doctors, nurses, assist employees, journalists, lecturers, writers, poets, senior residents and the hundreds of harmless youngsters who have been being worn out day after day by the “horrific genocide” going down in Gaza.
“It’s the ethical duty of each right-thinking particular person, together with all these Israeli residents who don’t imagine in hatred and violence, and each authorities on the planet to sentence the Israeli authorities’s genocidal actions and drive them to cease,” she mentioned in a submit on X.
It’s now not sufficient to talk up for the civilians, moms, fathers, medical doctors, nurses, assist employees, journalists, lecturers, writers, poets, senior residents and the hundreds of harmless youngsters who’re being worn out day after day by the horrific genocide going down in Gaza.…
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) July 26, 2024
Their actions are unacceptable in a world that professes civility and morality, Priyanka Gandhi mentioned.
“As an alternative, we’re subjected to the picture of the Israeli prime minister being given a standing ovation within the US Congress,” she mentioned.
“He (Netanyahu) calls it ‘a conflict between barbarism and civilisation’. He’s completely right, besides that it’s him and his authorities which are barbaric and their barbarism is being given the unstinted help of a lot of the western world. It’s really a disgrace to look at,” Priyanka Gandhi mentioned.
The Congress chief has been elevating her voice in opposition to Israel’s actions in Gaza and expressing solidarity with Palestinians.
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