The Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Monday reaffirmed its long-standing support for “the rights of the Palestinian people to land, self-government, and to live with dignity” and demanded an immediate end to the Israel-Hamas conflict.
The top legislative body of Congress expressed its “dismay and anguish” over the Middle East conflict, where more than a thousand people have died in the past two days, in a resolution.
“The CWC reiterates its long-standing support for the rights of the Palestinian people to land, self-government and to live with dignity and respect,” the resolution said, while calling for negotiations on all outstanding matters, including the issues that led to the present conflict.
While there is no mention of Israel in the CWC resolution, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh, in a post on Sunday on social media platform X, held that legitimate aspirations of the people of Palestine must be fulfilled through dialogue while ensuring the national security interests of the Israelis.
“The Indian National Congress condemns the brutal attacks on the people of Israel,” Mr. Ramesh had said.
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Source: The Hindu
