Israeli Prime Minister Thanked PM Modi For Abstaining Palestinian Group
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel has thanked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for supporting a decision introduced by the Jewish state that objected to granting consultative status to a Palestinian group at the UN’s Economic and Social Council.
On Tuesday, India in a rare move voted in favour of Israel in the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) to refuse the Palestinian non-governmental organisation “Shahed” the observer status, after Israel said the organisation did not disclose its ties with Hamas.
In a tweet on Wednesday, Mr. Netanyahu said “Thank you @NarendraModi, thank you India, for your support and for standing with Israel at the UN.” This is for the first time that India has voted on a resolution at the UN that is being perceived as pro-Israel.
India’s position is consistent and clear on the Middle East Peace Process. India has played a vital role in assembling support for the Palestinian cause in multilateral fora.
In 2015, New Delhi, on a resolution in connection to violence in Gaza, refused to vote at the UNHRC. It was considered as a “significant move” in Israel and attributed by many to the “emerging strong chemistry between Mr Modi and Mr Netanyahu”. However, India has clarified to the Palestinian Authority the reason behind its refusal which was “accepted and understood” by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
On Tuesday, Maya Kadosh, the deputy chief of mission at the Israel embassy in India, thanked New Delhi in a tweet “for standing with @IsraelinUN and rejecting the request of terrorist organization “Shahed” to obtain the status of an observer in #UN. Together we will continue to act against terrorist organizations that intend to harm.”
“This is a good sign… India was the first country to support us amongst the Asia group, so we are very happy,” she added.
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