Former PM Pakistan Imran Khan with his x-wife Jemima Goldsmith and their 2 sons Suliman Isa Khan and Kasim Khan in happier times
Israel-Palestine War
1200 persons evacuated from war-torn Israel Palestine in five flights, 18 Nepalese saved, Jemima Imran Khan tweets
Rashmi Talwar
AMRITSAR 19th OCTOBER 2023—-India’s ongoing ‘Operation Ajay” evacuated 1200 persons including 18 Nepalese, in five flights from Tel Aviv from the warzone of Israel and Palestine (Hamas), since they started on October 12th; six days after the Israel (Hamas )Palestine war started on t7th October. “Some of the Indians are in the Gaza and West Bank areas and we shall try to come to their rescue as well”, informed Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi.
No Indian casualty till now has been reported. Only one suffered injuries and, her condition is now stable.
While condemning the horrific bombing of the Al-Ahil hospital in Palestine and serious and continuing concern over civilian casualties, and the humanitarian situation, the Foreign Office spokesman said –“On humanitarian assistance, India has been supporting Palestine and Palestine refugees through significant contribution to UN Relief with a total of $29.53 million contributed between 2002 and 2023. The Indian annual contribution has been increased from 1.25 to 5 million in 2018 and we have pledged 5 million for the next two years.
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Jemima Goldsmith x-wife of former Pak PM Imran Khan caught between two warring faiths, Jewish-Christian and converted Muslim ….Tweets on X
Jemima Goldsmith, the first wife of former Pak PM Imran Khan, from 1995 –to 2004, moved to Pakistan after her marriage and was later hounded for her Jewish roots when Imran- the former Cricket Captain of the Pakistan Team, jumped into politics leading his Tareek-E –Insaf Party. Jemima, today jumped into the Twitter now ‘X” pool of words and pooled her past experiences openly with the Twitteretti crowd, on the open platform.
Jemima was an Anglican Christian before she converted to Islam for her marriage to Imran. However, in Pakistan, she claimed to have been made acutely aware of her Jewish roots since her paternal grandfather was a German Jew. “‘ Imran’s political opponents used and abused her roots to muddy Khan’s chances in Pak Politics’ Imran had said in one Televised interview.
Caught between the crossfires of two opposing (rather three different faiths) and Khan’s political ambitions, Jemima the British Millionaires’ divorced Khan in 2004 and moved with her two sons back to Britain.
In light of the ongoing war between Israel and Palestine (Hamas), Jemima tweeted, finding herself compelled to engage in a verbal duel opening up about her experience with both religions as the bloody faith-related war raged on and wrote:
“I realize that Twitter spats don’t help anyone. I have found it hard to disengage – I have Jewish and Muslim family members & friends, whom I deeply love. I have lived in a Muslim country for ten years and have been to Gaza and the West Bank and I also have a historic family connection to Israel. I have personally had (and continue to receive) countless death threats on account of my Jewishness & faced decades of anti-semitic abuse. The father of my children was shot, according to his would-be -assassin, because of his “proximity to the Jews” – ie. me. Meanwhile, my children have faced Islamophobia in the UK (& anti-semitism in Pakistan!).
Perhaps because of these experiences, I passionately believe that political tribalism is the enemy, not just of reasonable discourse but of peace. It’s why I’m so in awe of the bravery & integrity of those Israelis who despite having lost relatives in the last few days, have made some of the most powerful statements against the ongoing bombing of Gaza. I pray their voices are heard. Killing and maiming thousands more innocent children will not save terrorized hostages, nor will it bring peace and, like the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan post 9-11, will likely only create more terrorism and a less safe world for all of us.”
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