05-20-2004, 08:39 PM
Here comes another blunder
<b>India condemns Israel for Gaza killings</b>
NEW DELHI: In a sign of the changing times at South Block, the external affairs ministry on Thursday condemned Israel for the killing of innocent Palestinian civilians in the Gaza strip and the large-scale demolition of homes which preceded the use of force by the Israeli army against unarmed protestors.
Though the Vajpayee government has not yet demitted office, the ministry's mandarins decided to use the word 'condemn' - something they have not done in the Israeli context for some time now.
<b>India condemns Israel for Gaza killings</b>
NEW DELHI: In a sign of the changing times at South Block, the external affairs ministry on Thursday condemned Israel for the killing of innocent Palestinian civilians in the Gaza strip and the large-scale demolition of homes which preceded the use of force by the Israeli army against unarmed protestors.
Though the Vajpayee government has not yet demitted office, the ministry's mandarins decided to use the word 'condemn' - something they have not done in the Israeli context for some time now.