PNN – On the eve of the Indian Prime Minister’s visit to occupied Palestine, severe internal disputes in the Knesset and threats by opposition parties to boycott the Indian Prime Minister’s speech have raised serious concerns about a diplomatic scandal for the Zionist regime.
On the eve of the Indian Prime Minister’s visit to occupied Palestine, severe internal disputes in the Knesset and threats by opposition parties to boycott the Indian Prime Minister’s speech have raised serious concerns about a diplomatic scandal for the Zionist regime.
The Israeli regime’s Channel 11 TV (Kan) revealed in a report that the regime’s political circles’ concern about the possibility of boycotting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech in the Knesset (Israeli parliament) has become one of the most important discussions today in Tel Aviv.
According to the report, internal disputes and escalating tensions between the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition parties have raised concerns that a possible boycott of Modi’s speech could lead to a diplomatic scandal for the regime in the international arena, something that would come right in the middle of Tel Aviv’s efforts to showcase its strategic ties with New Delhi.
This news comes as Israeli opposition parties have announced that they intend to boycott Modi’s speech in the Knesset in protest of “damage to the independence of the judicial structure” by Netanyahu’s coalition.
The decision was announced after Knesset Speaker Amir Okhana refused to invite Supreme Court Chief Justice Yitzhak Amiet to the opening session, a move that angered the opposition and increased tensions in the tense atmosphere of the Knesset.
Members of the Indian delegation, currently present in occupied Palestine, have also expressed dissatisfaction with this heated atmosphere.
Opposition leader Yair Lapid has also called on Netanyahu to personally intervene and allow the Chief Justice of Israel to be invited to the ceremony to pave the way for opposition parties to attend. He stressed that relations with India are “more important than partisan considerations” and that domestic disputes should not be allowed to overshadow one of the most important diplomatic trips in recent years.
Narendra Modi’s visit, scheduled for February 25-26, is aimed at deepening strategic and military cooperation between India and Israel, which includes joint development of missile defense systems, laser technologies, missiles and long-range drones.
The two sides are said to be planning to sign a memorandum of understanding on security cooperation, although no new military agreement will be signed, as existing military cooperation between the two sides, estimated to be worth around $10 billion in the coming years, is ongoing.
Reports also indicate that Israel is ready to provide India with its most advanced military technologies, an unprecedented move in recent years.