Israel War: Congress’s Vajpayee reminder to BJP amid backlash for supporting Palestine| Oneindia

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Indian National Congress has reiterated its support for Palestinians in a recent resolution passed on Oct 9 and called for an “immediate cease-fire” between Israel and Hamas. The Congress came under attack from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for allegedly supporting Hamas and the Palestine cause, without referring to the attack on Israel. Amid all the backlash and the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas fighters, an old 1977 video of Vajpayee has resurfaced.

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00:00 But the situation is clear about Madhya Pradesh.

00:03 The land that Israel has seized, the land of the Arabs,

00:07 has to be vacated.

00:09 Indian National Congress has reiterated its support for Palestinians

00:13 in a recent resolution passed on October 9th

00:15 and called for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

00:20 The Congress came under attack from the Bharatiya Janata Party

00:23 for allegedly supporting Hamas and the Palestine cause

00:26 without referring to the attack on Israel.

00:29 Amid all the backlash and the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas fighters,

00:33 an old 1977 video of Vajpayee has resurfaced.

00:38 The Congress on Tuesday said there are no differences in the party

00:42 on the CWC resolution on Hamas

00:45 and reminded the BJP of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee

00:49 favouring the cause of Palestinian people

00:51 after the ruling party slammed it for not referring to the terror attack on Israel in its resolution.

00:56 In the 1977 video of Prasad Bharati that has resurfaced,

01:00 late Prime Minister Vajpayee is seen saying

01:03 Israel will have to vacate the land occupied by the Arabs.

01:07 In the video, Vajpayee says,

01:09 "It is being said that the Janata Party has formed the government.

01:12 It will not support the Arabs. It will support Israel."

01:15 Respected Morarji Bhai has clarified the situation.

01:19 "To remove the misunderstanding, I would like to say

01:21 that I want that we will look at each question on the basis of merits and demerits.

01:26 But regarding the Middle East, the situation is clear

01:29 that the Arab land on which Israel is occupying will have to be vacated."

01:34 "The attackers should enjoy the fruits of the attack.

01:38 We do not accept this in our relationship.

01:42 So the rules that apply to us will apply to others as well.

01:46 The land of the Arabs should be vacated.

01:50 The land of the Arabs should be occupied.

01:53 The land of the Arabs should be occupied.

01:56 The land of the Arabs should be occupied.

01:59 The land of the Arabs should be vacated.

02:04 The Palestinians should be given their rights.

02:11 The Soviet Russia has accepted the existence of Israel.

02:16 We have also accepted it.

02:18 We will have to find a solution for the Middle East

02:23 in which the attackers are the primary target and the stability and peace is the basis."

02:29 The video has surfaced online amid bifurcated ideologies

02:32 where Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a late Prime Minister from Vajpayee's party,

02:36 has spoken in support of lives lost in Israel.

02:39 Referring to Vajpayee's old speech, Congress's deputy leader in the Lok Sabha,

02:43 Gaurav Gogoi, said, "There are no differences within the party over the CWC document,

02:48 which has favoured a resolution of the Palestine issue through dialogue."

02:52 Meanwhile, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimin chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday

02:57 reacted to the ongoing war between the Palestinian militant group Hamas and Israel,

03:01 saying that India historically stood with Palestine.

03:05 He claimed that the shift in India's policy towards the Palestinian cause

03:08 came when the Congress came into power.

03:10 A late BJP leader once said about Palestine that land worth billions has been acquired.

03:16 "We had released a post-SAM for solidarity with Palestine.

03:19 This shifted when Congress came into power," he said,

03:22 referring to the speech by Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

03:25 "A BJP leader who is no longer alive, who was the Prime Minister of this country,

03:31 whose video is going viral, listen to his speech.

03:35 What did he say about Palestine?

03:37 That land worth billions has been acquired.

03:41 And secondly, we had released a post-SAM for solidarity with Palestine.

03:51 You are seeing that too now.

03:53 Our policy has always been in support of the Palestinians.

03:57 This shifted when Congress came into power."

04:00 Israel on Saturday witnessed an unprecedented attack by Hamas militants

04:05 who fired rocket barrages and stormed Israeli cities.

04:09 Tel Aviv later announced a war against the militant group.

04:12 It also initiated a massive airstrike operation in the Gaza Strip and surrounding areas.

04:16 So far, over 1,100 people have been killed in the war

04:19 and thousands have been injured and displaced.

04:21 Over 130 Israelis and other nationals are also feared to be taken hostage by Hamas.

04:27 Shortly after the attack on Israel, PM Modi took to X and said,

04:30 "Deeply shocked by the news of terrorist attacks in Israel.

04:33 Our thoughts and prayers are with the innocent victims and their families.

04:36 We stand in solidarity with Israel at this difficult hour."

04:40 For more UN videos visit: www.un.org/webcast

04:45 an update.

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