Gaza rockets part of resistance, says Indian

collective of writers, artists

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Rockets fired by Palestinians against Israel are part of a "resistance" which is supported by
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international law, a group of writers and artistes led by Arundhati Roy and Nayantara Sahgal has
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declared, The Hindu said on Monday.

In a statement, the collective accused Israeli government of killing Palestinian children and
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blamed Israeli settlers for illegally trying to snatch Palestinian land. The collective, which
includes actor Ratna Pathak Shah, Naseeruddin Shah, novelist Githa Hariharan and economist
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Prabhat Patnaik, said narration of the latest fighting in Gaza should not deprive Palestinians of
their "dignity and right to resist".
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"Palestinians in Gaza fired rockets at Israel. The rockets did not start or define the brutality that
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followed. The rockets came as part of a resistance — backed by international law — of an illegal
occupation," declared the statement from the collective.

It said Israeli retaliation with "extreme force" killed civilians, including children. India taking a
stand on the flare-up has told the UN that the Gaza rockets were indiscriminate and the Israeli

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 bombardment was retaliatory, a language not very different from President Joe Biden's
comments on the issue.

The collective urged the Egyptian air force to provide a 'no-fly zone' above Gaza strip and
pointed to the lack of political will in the Arab world to protect the Palestinians.

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