Overview

• In an article published by The Hindu on September 25, the Congress leader calls the government's response an abdication of humanity and morality.
• She describes Israel's military campaign as 'nothing less than genocidal' and cites over 55,000 Palestinian civilian deaths, including 17,000 children, alongside a famine-like crisis and obstruction of aid.
• Gandhi criticises New Delhi's recent outreach to Israel, noting a bilateral investment agreement and the hosting of Israel's far-right finance minister two weeks earlier.
• Invoking India's 1988 recognition of Palestinian statehood and its historic advocacy in multilateral forums, she urges a return to principled leadership grounded in constitutional values.
• She points to a growing number of countries recognising Palestinian statehood and says more than 150 UN members now do so.