Ever since the Israel-Hamas war escalated in Gaza, Sikhs worldwide, including in Panjab, are participating in protests against Western powers and Israel. Protests against Israel are being suppressed in India. On 2 Nov, a Sikh delegation led by former DSGMC president and now president of the JAGO Party, Manjeet Singh GK met the Palestinian Ambassador to India, Adnan Abu Al-Hija, and offered help to those affected by the Israel-Hamas conflict. The delegation memorandum read: 'We understand that Palestine is currently facing a humanitarian crisis and we offer our assistance to provide humanitarian aid to the people of Palestine and their requirements of civil and food supplies. Sikhs around the world are deeply concerned about the ongoing conflict in West Asia, which has resulted in the loss of precious lives in both Israel and Palestine.' While Singh tried to keep a non-aligned position, in Panjab the protests have clearly been pro-Palestine. It is the same in the Diaspora. On 9 Oct, Harsha Walia made a fiery speech at a rally in Vancouver. On 17 Oct, the Panth Panjab Project released this statement. On 24 Oct, Amardeep Kaur, of the University of Toronto, Mississauga expressed her solidarity with Scholars Strike Canada. On 28 Oct, Panthic Sewadar released their statement. On 30 Oct, Sikhs in Toronto expressed their solidarity. On 1 Nov, Naujawan Support Network, Ontario released their statement. On 4 Nov, Sikhs protested in Washington. On 7 Nov, poet Rupi Kaur rejected the White House’s invitation to Diwali dinner over US support to Israel.
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