Israel's Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, has publicly criticized Indian Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra following her social media post accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza. Azar called Gandhi's post "deceitful" and defended Israel's military actions, stating that Israel has killed 25,000 Hamas terrorists and attributing the high human toll to Hamas's tactics of hiding behind civilians. This exchange has sparked a diplomatic controversy, with some observers questioning the Indian government's silence on the matter. Separately, Israeli Ambassador to the Netherlands, Modi Ephraim, expressed gratitude to Dutch Parliament majority leader Geert Wilders for his continued support of Israel amid what Ephraim described as a rising campaign of hatred against the country.
قدّم السفير الإسرائيلي في #هولندا مودي إفرايم الشكر لزعيم حزب الأغلبية في البرلمان الهولندي خيرت فيلدرز لدعمه المتواصل لإسرائيل، ولمواقفه الواضحة في مساندتها ضد ما أسماه بـ "تصاعد حملة الكراهية ضد إسرائيل"، ونشر إفرايم صورة حديثة جمعته بالزعيم اليميني مع قرب انتهاء مهامه كسفير. https://t.co/7CGH7Morak
Israeli ambassador to India is personally targeting an Indian opposition leader and member of parliament, @priyankagandhi. Modi government is silent. Has the new India given the right to Israel to interfere in India's domestic politics? https://t.co/NU9Ro0j9II
🚨 ISRAELI ENVOY SPARKS DIPLOMATIC FIRESTORM WITH PRIYANKA GANDHI CLASH Israel’s Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, ignites controversy by publicly rebuking Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s Gaza genocide claims, calling her post “deceitful” and defending Israel’s military https://t.co/aYiVv1dh4X