Since the election of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014, New Delhi has abstained, rather than vote against Israel in 3 UN votes, leading concern among some Palestinians that they were losing a reliable ally despite Indian President Pranab Mukherjee’s seemingly anti-Israel rhetoric.
By HERB KEINON
Even as the current wave of terror rages on, Indian President Pranab Mukherjee is scheduled to travel from Jordan to the Palestinian Authority on Monday, and then come to Israel the next day for the first ever visit here by an Indian head of state.
Indian president, Pranab Mukherjee – Photo: REUTERS
This is also the first visit to Jordan by an Indian president. Continue Reading »

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Palestinian in Gaza across from Nahal Oz area on Friday – Photo: AP
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