On this Gandhi Jayanti, as the world reflects on Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy of truth and nonviolence, his words on Palestine resonate with renewed urgency. In 1938, he wrote:

“Palestine belongs to the Arabs in the same sense that England belongs to the English or France to the French. It is wrong and inhuman to impose the Jews on the Arabs.”

Gandhi’s message was clear. Justice cannot be built on the displacement of one people to settle another. He sympathized deeply with the suffering of Jews in Europe, yet he warned that a homeland established through force and denial of Arab rights would only sow seeds of endless conflict.

Today, as the crisis in Palestine unfolds before the eyes of the world, Gandhi’s voice reminds us that true peace rests on dignity, consent, and coexistence, not domination. On this day, let us honour his legacy by standing against injustice, affirming human rights for all, and striving for a future where freedom and compassion prevail over violence and oppression. #GandhiJayanti