UP: School asks students to ‘defend Israel’ in debate competition; sparks outrage
Ghazala Ahmad | 12 December 2023 | Maktoob Media
School’s Principal, Sunny Verghese said, “The views expressed by the students in the debates are their own and we are not liable for that. The student who termed Hamas as a terrorist organisation is her own opinion and that is a part of the debate,” as quoted by the local media.
A debate competition in a school turned controversial as students were asked to defend and justify Israel’s action amounting to the genocide of Palestinians.
Huddard High School in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district held a debate competition in Hindi on Saturday, 9 December, on the topic “Violence or Non-Violence, What is better?”
The students in the debate were seemingly compelled to defend Israel’s actions and condemn Hamas’s resistance. This was based on the prevailing geopolitical situation between Israel and Palestine.