LETTER: Israel and India are cut from the same cloth
By annexing Kashmir state using brute force, Narendra Modi is doing to its citizens what the Zionists are doing to the Palestinians
Ag shame, Sydney Kaye is aggrieved that India is not likely to be elevated to the same skunk status as Israel as a result of its illegal annexation of Kashmir (Will India cop same flak as Israel? (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/letters/2019-08-12-letter-will-india-cop-same-flak-as-israel/), August 12).
Rather than unnecessarily whining about this, I suggest he and his fellow Zionists celebrate the vile commonalities between Israel and India. Consider, for example, that both Israel and India are led by hyper-nationalist right-wing governments, both have shown no compunction about denying the right of self-determination to Palestinians/Kashmiris, both have made no secret of their intention to convert an illegal occupation into an annexation, and both use brutal force against demonstrators who oppose occupation — Israel creates amputees and India blinds them with pellets. And both offer impunity to their killing machines...
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