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Israel Iran War: What did Atal Bihari Vajpayee say on Israel-Palestine issue? Why is the video going viral after 47 years? | News India

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Israel Iran War: Thousands of people have been killed in the year-long war between Israel and Palestine. Lakhs of people have had to leave their homes and live in refugee camps. Hunger is rampant in the Gaza Strip. The situation has become such that more than half the population is living on help from other countries. The Israeli army is continuously attacking Palestine.

Last year, when the war between Israel and Palestine started, Palestine's Ambassador to India Adnan Abu Alhaija had made a special request to India that India is a friend of both Israel and Palestine. Therefore India should intervene to resolve the current crisis in Gaza Strip.

Adnan Abu Alhaija had then said that “India knows what the issue of Palestine is? India knows about it since the time of Mahatma Gandhi. Meanwhile, a video of former Prime Minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee went viral on the internet. This video is still widely viewed on the Internet.

What did Atal Bihari say?
In the video, Atal Bihari Vajpayee is seen addressing a public meeting in Delhi, in which he says that “Israel will have to vacate the land occupied by the Arabs. Let the invaders enjoy the fruits of the attacks. We do not accept this.” Therefore, the rules that apply to us will also apply to other people, Palestinians too, we have also accepted that the existence of Israel should be restored.

India played an important role
The relations between India and Palestine have been historical and deep. When Yasser Arafat was the leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization in the 1970s, his relations with India were very strong. When Palestine was recognized as an independent state in 1988, India played an important role in the initiative. India supported Palestine's demand for independence and thus raised its voice for the rights of Palestine at the global level.