Bharatiya Vichar Manch: Spokesperson of Israel Defence Force explains situations at Israel Border
Mumbai: Libby Weiss, the spokesperson of Israel Defence Force, and Yaakov Finkelstein, Consul General of Israel in Mumbai, spoke on the ‘Ongoing Clash between Gaza and Israel: An Interactive Talk from Israel Perspective’ in a session organised by Bharatiya Vichar Manch, Ahmedabad on Friday, 14th May.
Moderated by Dr Shirish Kashikar (NIMCJ), the session started with the opening remarks of Yaakov Finkelstein. After these remarks, Weiss, present from the ground on Israel, gave a brief about the on-going clashes between the Hamas and the Israeli authorities, in addition to her explanation how the Hamas is destabilising the region.
Finkelstein accused the Hamas for using Palestinian civilians as the shield for their terror activities. Finkelstein, after paying tributes to Ms Santosh who was killed by the Hamas amidst these clashes, summarised how Israel was trying to save its citizens from the terror attacks and the efforts done by Israel for peace in Gaza. In the end of his speech, he expressed gratitude towards Indian society – from social organisations to businessmen – for standing in support of Israel in this predicament.
The session ended with answers given by the speakers, in response to questions asked by the participants.
