Israeli Embassy's 'strong-worded' letter to India over Sanjay Raut's 'Hitler' post

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The Israeli Embassy on Friday lodged a strong protest against India over Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut's post on the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter), sources told India Today TV...

In its strong-worded letter to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, the Israeli Embassy expressed disappointment over Rajya Sabha MP's "anti-Semitic" comments justifying Holocaust against the Jewish community...

On November 14, Sanjay Raut reshared a report about the challenging situation in a Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital, adding his own comments in Hindi..

The report reshared by Sanjay Raut showed premature babies screaming at the Al-Shifa Hospital following Israel's offensive..

In the past month, he drew parallels between the ruling BJP and the militant group, and later suggested that India's support for Israel was due to the supply of the Pegasus "snooping" software to the Centre...

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