The Israeli authorities took down a map of India from its official web site that inaccurately represented Jammu and Kashmir after going through backlash on social media. The map, which incorrectly depicted part of Jammu and Kashmir in Pakistan, was eliminated after Indian influencer Abhijit Chavda introduced consideration to the difficulty on X.
“India stands with Israel. However does Israel stand with India? Be aware the map of India (take note of Jammu & Kashmir) on Israel’s official web site,” Chavda stated within the submit on X.
Reacting to the difficulty after going through flak, Ambassador of Israel to India Reuven Azar stated that the map was taken down and referred to as it a mistake achieved by the editor of the web site. New Delhi has at all times firmly maintained that the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir would at all times be an integral a part of India.
Web site editor’s mistake. Thanks for noticing. Was taken down. https://t.co/4bEYV1vFTC https://t.co/aVeomWyfh8
— Reuven Azar (@ReuvenAzar) October 4, 2024
This comes as Israel offers with a multi-front battle within the Center East after the loss of life of the secretive Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrullah final week. Greater than 1,000 individuals misplaced their lives and over one million have been displaced as Israel modified its focus from Gaza to Lebanon, the place it has launched collection of assaults on the strongholds of Hezbollah.
The tensions within the Center East mounted after Iran launched a barrage of 200 missiles in direction of Israel on Tuesday, which prompted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to warn about retaliatory strikes.
Whereas talking on the United Nations Basic Meeting (UNGA) not too long ago, Netanyahu displayed two maps, exhibiting a bunch of nations as “The Curse” and one other group as “The Blessing.”
