‘Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should be shot and killed without trial,’ says congressman, citing Nuremberg trials
Rajmohan Unnithan suggested the ‘Nuremberg Model’ to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: Currently, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is engaged in a fierce ground battle, supported by relentless bombing of the Gaza Strip, to destroy the Palestinian militant group Hamas and dismantle its entire infrastructure and underground tunnel network following the October 7 terror attacks by the Israeli Defense Forces . latter. Amid all this, Congressman Rajmohan Unnithan from Kerala dropped a bombshell on Saturday by suggesting that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “should be shot dead without trial.”
Rajmohan Unnithan represents Kasaragod constituency in Kerala.
Rajmohan Unnithan advocates the Nuremberg model
Furthermore, Rajmohan Unnithan, while speaking at a rally to show solidarity with Palestine amid the ongoing armed conflict between Israel and Hamas in Palestine, suggested the “Nuremberg Model” (invoking the Nuremberg Trial of Nazis for the Jewish Holocaust) against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The meeting was organized by the Kasaragod United Muslim Jamaath on Friday.
“One may wonder what should happen to those who violate all agreements under the Geneva Convention. After World War II, there was something called the Nuremberg Trials, in which those (Nazis) guilty of war crimes were brought to justice. The Nuremberg model of shooting war crimes suspects without trial. It is high time that the Nuremberg model is applied here (against the Israeli Prime Minister). Today, Benjamin Netanyahu stands before the world as a war criminal. It is high time that Netanyahu is shot without trial for the atrocities his forces are committing against the Palestinians,” Unnithan said.
State of Congress
Earlier, on Friday, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh released an official party statement condemning Israeli operations in Gaza and demanding that the Center intervene to bring about a ceasefire at the earliest.
India’s position on the Israel-Palestine issue
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday condemned rising civilian deaths in the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, saying “new challenges are emerging from events in West Asia”.
Prime Minister Modi, during his opening address at the Voice of Global South Summit earlier on Friday, said: “For global prosperity, sabka saath and sabka vikas are of utmost importance. We all see new challenges emerging from the events in the West Asia region. India has condemned the terrorist attack in Israel on October 7. We have emphasized on exercising restraint, dialogue and diplomacy.”
Prime Minister Modi said India has also sent humanitarian aid to the people of Palestine.
“We also strongly condemn the deaths of civilians in the conflict between Israel and Hamas. After speaking with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, we also sent humanitarian aid to the people of Palestine,” he added.
International response to Israeli military attacks in Gaza
Meanwhile, in a significant step, South Africa, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Comoros and Djibouti have jointly filed a referral to the International Criminal Court (ICC), urging an investigation into possible crimes in Palestinian territories, CNN reported citing ICC prosecutor Karim Khan.
“In accordance with the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, a State Party may refer to the Prosecutor a situation in which one or more crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court have been committed, requesting the Prosecutor to situation for the purpose of investigating. to determine whether one or more specific individuals should be charged for committing such crimes,” Khan said in a statement.
Hamas has many of its bases in the busy neighborhoods of Gaza and Israel targets these bastions, but the victims are often ordinary Palestinians, many of whom have yet to be found as they are feared buried under the rubble.
According to Palestinian health authorities, more than 11,400 Palestinians have been killed, two-thirds of them women and children. The UN Humanitarian Affairs Office estimates that around 2,700 people, including 1,500 children, are missing and believed to be buried in the ruins of buildings destroyed by the Israeli army’s uncompromising air and missile strikes.