Why India’s Hindu nationalists are backing Israel on Gaza bombing

As Israel faces criticism for its bombing of Gaza, it has received support from India’s Hindu nationalists.

Israel has faced global condemnation for its actions in occupied East Jerusalem and continued bombing of the Gaza Strip, but it has found support in India where pro-government activists have thrown their weight behind Israel and are even defending its policy against Palestinians. At least 212 Palestinians, including 61 children, have been killed and more than 1,000 others wounded in one week of intense Israeli air attacks in besieged Gaza – home to 2 million people. In the occupied West Bank, Israeli forces have killed at least 19 Palestinians protesting against forced expulsions from their homes. At least 10 Israelis have also been killed in rockets fired by Hamas fighters from Gaza.