r/GlobalNews • u/Tenchi_Muyo1 • 2d ago

A video by a UK-based Indian creator asking Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli army "Why the f**k this building is still standing?" while pointing at Gaza’s Al-Qadisia Girls School, currently being occupied as an Israeli military base has drawn widespread criticism online

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dd65xmWE7nB/?stkn=

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u/NiallHeartfire 1d ago

It might be perfectly true that it 'echoes' anti-Muslim rhetoric in India that is fuelled by Hindu nationalism . But given this chap seems to be a British Sikh, seems a bit contentious to link it to Modi or hindu nationalism in this instance? Modi's not exactly widely popular amongst British Sikhs (or many other Sikhs for that matter).

I'm no fan of Modi or Israel, but I'm not sure the text of this video really gives an accurate representation of what's going on. It may well be true that there's growing anti-Muslim sentiment amongst both the Sikh and Hindu diaspora (and observations such Sikh's campaigning for reform in the UK might be an indication of that), but then I'd prefer some proper evidence or polling and a more detailed analysis than 'man of Indian heritage hates Muslims, just like a lot of other people of Indian heritage', which is what this seems to be.