PM Modi lacks courage to oppose Israel's actions in West Bank: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh

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Congress person  Jairam Ramesh. File

Congress person Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: PTI

The Congress connected Saturday (March 28, 2026) claimed that Israel is moving up connected its imaginativeness of a "Greater Israel" nether the screen of the West Asia war, finishing disconnected immoderate anticipation for a Palestinian state, and slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not raising his dependable against its actions successful the West Bank.

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Congress wide caput successful complaint of communications Jairam Ramesh said it has been 28 days since the U.S.-Israel aerial bombings of Iran and Iran's counter-offensive began.

"In the past 4 weeks, portion the world's regard has been connected the Strait of Hormuz and vigor infrastructure successful the Gulf countries, Israel has (i) continued its brutalities connected the radical of Gaza; (ii) begun operations to make a ample buffer portion for itself successful confederate Lebanon; and (iii) taken decisive steps to person its annexation of the West Bank to steadfast occupation," Mr. Ramesh said connected X.

“The existent West Asia warfare is providing screen for Israel to determination up connected its imaginativeness of Greater Israel and besides finishing disconnected immoderate anticipation for a Palestinian state,” helium said.

"The U.S.-Israel bombardment of Iran began conscionable 2 days aft Mr. Modi near Israel. What is not realised is that conscionable a fewer days earlier helium arrived there, the Israeli Cabinet had approved onshore registration successful astir fractional of the occupied West Bank for the archetypal clip since 1967," Mr. Ramesh said.

"This would pb to the dispossession of lakhs of Palestinians. But Mr. Modi does not person the courageousness to rise his dependable and talk information to his bully person Benjamin Netanyahu," the Congress person said.

The Congress had powerfully criticised Prime Minister Modi's sojourn to Israel past month, contempt that state "mercilessly" continuing attacks connected civilians successful Gaza.

The Opposition enactment said the Modi authorities has made cynical and hypocritical statements connected its committedness to the origin of Palestinians, but successful reality, it has abandoned them.

“Israel's dispossession and displacement of thousands of Palestinians successful the occupied West Bank has intensified and drawn worldwide condemnation. Israel's attacks connected civilians successful Gaza proceed mercilessly,” Mr. Ramesh said earlier.

Published - March 28, 2026 11:30 americium IST

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