Congressman Rajmohan Unnithan’s ‘war criminal’ remark against Israeli Prime Minister leaves BJP enraged

Speaking at a Palestine solidarity event organized by the United Muslim Jama-ath in the city of Kasaragod,

Unnithan said a fresh Nuremberg trial was the need of the hour.

“The Nuremberg Trials took place after World War II and the war criminals were shot without trial. Another Nuremberg trial is the need of the hour. Because Benjamin Netanyahu stands before the world as a war criminal. “It is time to shoot Benjamin Netanyahu – who violated the Geneva Convention – without trial, such is the number of murders he has committed,” he said.

BJP’s Kerala state president K Surendran on Saturday said Tnat Unnithan’s speech echoed ‘terrorist propaganda’ and sought immediate legal action.

“Outraged by @INCIndia MP Rajmohan Unnithan’s reckless and inflammatory speech at the Palestine Rally. His call for the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is deplorable and reflects terrorist propaganda. This is not political discourse; it is a dangerous incitement to jihadist extremism. We demand immediate legal action against such radical rhetoric. This isn’t about politics; it is about preventing the spread of terrorist ideology,” Surendran said in a post on X.

. than 12,300 Palestinians have been killed, while another 2,700 are reported missing, believed to be buried under rubble following the ongoing Israeli assault.

On the Israeli side, about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, were killed in the Hamas attack on October 7.

Hamas took about 240 hostages in its deadly cross-border attack on Israeli communities on October 7, prompting Israel to lay siege to Gaza and invade Palestinian territory to eradicate the ruling Islamist group.

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Updated: Nov 19, 2023 7:09 PM IST