India’s Israel tilt | An excerpt from Stanly Johny’s Original Sin
How two majoritarian forces came together, charting a new friendship
In the 76 years of its existence, Israel has built itself as a powerful entity in a largely hostile region. But, says Stanly Johny in his new book, Original Sin: Israel, Palestine and the Revenge of Old West Asia, despite all the progress it has made, is a dark reality surrounding the state of Israel — the continuing occupation of Palestinian territories. The foreign affairs editor of The Hindu has been on multiple visits to the region, both pre and post the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023. In this edited excerpt, he explains why the two-state solution is practically dead, and traces the changes and continuity in India-Israel relations.
