A prominent Jewish group has honoured an Indian-American physician for his relentless effort to strengthen ties between India, the US and Israel and his stand against antisemitism. Dr Bharat Barai was presented the award at the Campus Championship Gala of StandWithUS on Sunday.
“We stand with you, our Jewish brothers and sisters,” Dr Barai was quoted as saying by PTI. He is an ardent advocate of the India-Israel ties and has made six trips to Israel. Dr Barai is a prominent community leader, who believes that the collaborative relationship between the Hindu and the Jewish communities has benefited both.
Born in Mumbai, Dr Barai is a distinguished physician and an outspoken Zionist who helped pave the road for closer ties between Israel and India as well as between the Hindu and Jewish American communities. He has been very active in promoting India, US, and Israel relations, StandWithUS said.
Hindus all over the world, along with most of the civilised world have condemned these brutal barbarian Hamas, affirming their solidarity with the Jewish people, and supporting the right of Israel to defend itself and demolish the demand of mass, Barai said amidst standing ovation from the hall full Jewish people in a suburb of Chicago.
Dr Barai hoped that after Hamas was eliminated by Israel, more countries from the Middle East would join the Abraham Accord. Referring to some of the news reports amid the Israel-Hamas war, he said “these are by individuals who are misinformed or uninformed or hardcore religiously indoctrinated individuals. These are fabricated narratives, playing the victim card after committing a barbaric atrocity.”
Peggy Shapiro, Director of Special Projects, Stand With US lauded Dr Barai for his relentless support of the Jewish communities and the relationship between India, the US and Israel. She referred to the ongoing atrocities against the Jews by Hamas this month. “That’s the special level of evil,” said Peggy while referring to the recent brutalities perpetrated by Hamas against Jews. “We are all here in solidarity,” she said. “Never again is not an expired slogan,” she asserted.
(With agency inputs)