The farmer leaders pointed out that Benjamin Netanyahu should recall the horrors of World War II, when the Jewish people endured a genocide under Hitler’s fascist regime. Today, they said, Israel is inflicting similar oppression on the Palestinians
By Kamran Khan
The Kirti Kisan Union (KKU), affiliated with the All India Kisan Mazdoor Sabha (AIKMS), has condemned the killings of Palestinians by Israel in Gaza, describing them as genocide and a dark chapter in human history.
In a show of solidarity with the Palestinian people, a KKU delegation met Abed Abu Jazer, the chargé d’affaires of the Palestine embassy in India, in New Delhi. The delegation presented a financial aid of Rs 5 lakh to support the people of Gaza in the ongoing humanitarian crisis. The organization also called for a permanent truce and urged the United Nations to find a lasting solution to the Palestinian issue.
The KKU delegation included President Nirbhai Singh Dhudike, General Secretary Rajinder Singh Deep Singh Wala, Press Secretary Raminder Singh Patiala, Vice President Jatinder Singh Chhina, and Treasurer Jaswinder Singh Jhabelwali. They denounced the ongoing genocide being carried out by Israel, with the support of major powers like the United States, which has resulted in the deaths of thousands.
They also emphasized on the harrowing images of women and children, the elderly, and the mass destruction in Gaza that tell a story of unimaginable atrocities. People in the region have been denied basic necessities such as food, water, electricity and medicine.
The KKU leaders criticized the United Nations for only appealing for humanitarian aid at this point, while people across the world, driven by a sense of justice and compassion, have been demanding an immediate ceasefire.
The farmer leaders pointed out that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should recall the horrors of World War II, when the Jewish people endured a genocide under Hitler’s fascist regime. Today, they said, Israel is inflicting similar oppression on the Palestinians.
The KKU leadership said that the suffering of the Palestinian people has deeply resonated with the people of Punjab, particularly the Sikhs, who feel a strong connection to their pain due to their own historical experiences with violence, including the medieval atrocities inflicted on them, Partition after the freedom struggle, and the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in November 1984 in Delhi and elsewhere in the country.
The leaders appealed to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee and other justice-driven organizations and institutions to step forward and support the Palestinians during this tragic period.