The Congress on Thursday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the Israeli Parliament as an "unabashed defence of his host" premier Benjamin Netanyahu and one that "diminished India's moral standing". Congress general secretary, in-charge, communications, Jairam Ramesh, denounced the speech and dwelt at length on Nehru's words. India's first prime minister said, "Unless men are big enough on either side, which is just and generally agreeable to the parties concerned, I see no effective solution for the present. In another post, Ramesh cited the criticism of the PM's address by Eitay Mack, a well-known Israeli lawyer and human rights activist. The Congress leader shared a post which carried Mack's remarks in an article in which he was critical of Modi's address.

Source: The Telegraph February 26, 2026 06:17 UTC