December 5, 2024
Saket Gokhale’s supplementary question during Question Hour on India’s positions regarding aid to UNRWA when it has been banned by Israel and on illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine
Sir, let me express gratitude to the hon. Minister for the fact that India has always, previous Governments included, been a supporter of a two State solution in Israel and Palestine, and for the aid that is being sent by the Indian Government. Because the question pertains to India’s position on Palestine, I have two very specific questions on which I would like to know the Government of India’s position. Number one, the hon. Minister just said that we will be providing five million dollars of aid to the UNRWA. The UNRWA has now been banned by the Israeli Government. So, what is our position on the UNRWA being banned and how are we sending aid? The second point on which I want to know the position is that India has, traditionally, always, including this Government, supported a two State solution. In the United Nations, we abstained on a resolution against Israeli illegal settlements in the West Bank. What is India’s position on the illegal settlements made by Israel in the West Bank and Palestine?
