Benjamin Netanyahu Visits India:

Muslims Burn Israeli Effigies in Protest

TEHRAN (defapress)- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in New Delhi on Sunday for a six-day visit which comes a few weeks after India voted to nullify the US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital in the UN General Assembly.

News ID: 68082

Date: 14 January 2018 - 14:05

Scores of Muslims have taken part in a rally in New Delhi to say "no" to Netanyahu's forthcoming visit to India, Sputnik reported.

During the rally, the protesters set an effigy plastered with Netanyahu pictures on fire. Anti-Israeli protests were also held in about 1,000 villages across India, according to media reports.

Earlier in December, US President Donald Trump announced his intention to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, ordering the State Department to launch the process of moving the US Embassy to Jerusalem.

On December 20, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) voted 128 to 9 to condemn the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. It declared the US move "null and void," although this declaration is non-binding.

India voted in favor of the document, which was harshly criticized by Tel Aviv, which declared that it refuses to accept the UNGA's decision.

The decision caused an international uproar, with Palestinian officials calling it a provocation and President Trump's biggest mistake.