In a rare move, India on Tuesday voted in favour of Israel in the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) to deny the Palestinian non-governmental organisation, 'Shahed' the observer status, after Israel said the organisation did not disclose its ties with Hamas.
바카라Thank you @NarendraModi, thank you India, for your support and for standing with Israel at the UN,바카라 Netanyahu said in a tweet on Wednesday, almost a week after the June 6 vote.
It is the first time that India has voted on a resolution at the UN, that is being perceived as pro-Israel.
India바카라s position on the Middle East Peace Process has been consistent and clear. India supports a negotiated solution resulting in a sovereign, independent, viable and united State of Palestine, with East Jerusalem as its capital, living within secure and recognised borders, side by side at peace with Israel as endorsed in the Quartet Roadmap and relevant UNSC Resolutions.
India has also always played a proactive role in garnering support for the Palestinian cause in multilateral fora.
New Delhi had abstained during voting at the UNHRC in 2015 on a resolution related to violence in Gaza, which was seen as a 바카라significant move바카라 in Israel, and attributed by many to the 바카라emerging strong chemistry between Modi and Netanyahu바카라.
India had then explained to the Palestinian Authority the reasons for its stand and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas had "accepted and understood" why New Delhi abstained then.
The ECOSOC vote, which took place at the UN, saw countries such as the US, France, Germany, India, Japan, the UK, South Korea and Canada polling in favour of Israel, while China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and others voted against it.
The proposal made by the Palestinian NGO 바카라Shahed바카라 to obtain observer status in the UN was rejected by a 28-14 vote.
Maya Kadosh, deputy chief of mission at the Israel embassy in India, on Tuesday in a Tweet thanked New Delhi "for standing with @IsraelinUN and rejecting the request of terrorist organization 바카라Shahed바카라 to obtain the status of an observer in #UN. Together we will continue to act against terrorist organizations that intend to harm.바카라
Kadosh mentioned that the organisation has links with Hizbullah and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, that was designated as terrorist organisation in 1997.
바카라This is a good sign바카라Š India was the first country to support us amongst the Asia group, so we are very happy,바카라 she added.
A statement by Israel바카라s Ministry of Foreign Affairs later said that 바카라Shahed바카라 claims to be dealing with human rights and humanitarian issues, but in practice it is a 바카라terrorist organisation바카라, and operates as 바카라an arm of the Hamas terror organisation바카라 based in Lebanon.
The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has been described as a terrorist organisation by many European countries.
(PTI)
