A Trio of Genocidal States: The Hidden Motives Behind Serbian and Indian Military Support for ‘Israel’

Despite international condemnations, Western countries, led by the U.S. and Germany, continue to provide extensive military support to “Israel” for its ongoing assault on Gaza. This support has enabled the Israelis to drop munitions equivalent to the power of three Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs on the besieged Palestinian territory.

However, military equipment from Orthodox Serbia and Hindu India has also played a crucial role in the killing and destruction in Gaza, as revealed by investigative reports from Balkan and Israeli sites.

The political-religious ideology of Zionists, Hindus, and Serbs shares a deep-seated hostility toward Muslims and employs similar genocidal tactics, with the goal of killing and displacing Muslims in Palestine, India, and the Balkans.

Serbian Complicity

It is not surprising that Serbia has been found exporting munitions and weapons to “Israel” for the destruction of Gaza, given the longstanding relationship between the two nations. Serbia has even agreed to open an embassy in Jerusalem, the capital of the future Palestinian State.

In October 2023, Serbia exported weapons worth 540.120 million euros to “Israel,” according to the Balkan Insight on April 13, 2024.

The site reported that Serbia has sent large quantities of weapons to “Israel” since the beginning of the assault on Gaza in October 2023.

A joint investigation by Haaretz and the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) on June 10, 2024, revealed a massive increase in the volume of Serbian weapons sold to “Israel” since Operation al-Aqsa Flood.

The investigation tracked nearly eight Israeli military flights from Serbia transporting Serbian weapons to Tel Aviv, estimating Serbian arms exports to “Israel” at 15.7 million euros since the assault on Gaza.

Serbia defied the UN experts' recommendation on February 23, 2024, to halt the export of tanks, artillery, infantry weapons, and mortar shells to “Israel.” These munitions and weapons are available in Serbia, and produced by the state-owned company Krusik.

The UN Human Rights Council also called on April 5, 2024, to stop selling, transferring, and shipping arms, munitions, and other military equipment to “Israel” to prevent further violations of international humanitarian law and human rights abuses.

“Israel” already receives a significant number of weapons from the United States, which has conducted an unprecedented airlift of arms to Tel Aviv, involving hundreds of military cargo planes and ships.

This is in addition to Boeing 747 planes that primarily landed at Nevatim Airbase near Be’er Sheva, and other weapons arrived by ship.

However, as stockpiles dwindled, the Israeli military began using artillery shells marked for training only and munitions produced in 1953, despite a maximum shelf life of 40 years, according to Haaretz, prompting increased imports.

“Israel” needed both guided and unguided munitions for aircraft, particularly bunker-buster bombs, air defense system missiles, medium-caliber ammunition, tank and artillery shells, infantry weapons, and mortar shells, according to Serbian military expert Vlada Radulovic in Haaretz.

On November 6, 2021, Belgrade opened a trade office in Jerusalem, strengthening ties after relations had soured following Israeli recognition of Kosovo’s independence from Serbia. Serbia subsequently withdrew its previous promise to move its embassy to Jerusalem.

A source close to the Serbian government told The Times of Israel on November 16, 2021, that the political disagreement over Kosovo's recognition will not affect the deep relationship between Serbs and Jews.

Serbia was the first to ratify the Balfour Declaration and the first to refer to the Jewish state as “Israel,” with the ancestors of political Zionism's founder Theodor Herzl buried in Serbia, he said.

Kosovo established diplomatic relations with “Israel” in early February 2021 and in March became the first European and majority-Muslim country to open an embassy in western Jerusalem.

Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008, and 97 UN member states, including “Israel,” have recognized it as an independent state.

The trade between Serbia and “Israel” amounts to approximately 73 million euros annually.

Serbia has also assisted “Israel” in developing relations with the UAE, its closest Arab ally, and the only country with a strategic partnership agreement with Serbia, according to The Times of Israel.

Indian Complicity

Under the leadership of Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has drawn closer to “Israel” than ever before.

Currently, New Delhi is the Israeli Occupation’s largest arms buyer, with annual purchases exceeding $1 billion, and India's arms purchases from “Israel” increased by 175% between 2015 and 2019.

Since then, Indian and Israeli companies have begun producing weapons in factories in India, according to Middle East Eye on February 12, 2024.

India has imported $2.9 billion worth of military equipment from “Israel” over the past decade, including radars, surveillance aircraft, combat drones, and missiles, according to Reuters on February 23, 2024.

On May 11, 2024, the Hebrew website Caliber3 reported that India had intensified its arms shipments to “Israel” during the Gaza assault, part of a broad military manufacturing cooperation between the two countries since 2017.

It confirmed that a company affiliated with the Ministry of Defense of India, Munitions India, received approval to export its products to “Israel” in January 2024.

Another Indian company, Premier Explosives, was also granted permission to export explosives and related items to the Israeli military, along with equipment and technologies, since the onset of the conflict.

Further, Indian-made Hermes 900 drones, produced by the privately-owned Adani Group, were exported to “Israel” between 2019 and 2023.

The Adani-Elbit joint venture, combining India's Adani and Israeli Occupation’s Elbit Systems, sold over 20 Hermes 900 drones to “Israel.”

Tablet magazine on May 7, 2024, stated that the joint Indian-Israeli arms companies complement U.S. munitions supplies and other larger defense equipment to “Israel.”

In the future, India could also replace U.S. supplies for a wide range of warfare systems in addition to regular munitions, the report noted.

American activist Jackson Hinkle highlighted on X the role of state-owned Indian arms factories in shipping weapons to “Israel” for participation in the genocide of Palestinians.

An investigative report by the Indian website The Wire on February 13, 2024, confirmed that India supplied “Israel” with Indian-made Hermes 900 drones. Indian human rights activists described this as a step and evidence of India's involvement in the Israeli Occupation’s genocide in Gaza.

A report by the Indian news channel TV9 on February 7, 2024, mentioned that the drones manufactured in Hyderabad, South India, would help meet “Israel's needs in its war against Hamas."

Indian military analyst Girish Linganna told Middle East Eye on February 12, 2024, that the Hermes 900 is consistently used by “Israel” in Gaza. These drones have been jointly produced by India's Adani Group and Israeli Occupation’s Elbit Systems since 2018.

In addition to the Hermes 900 drones, the jointly produced weapons include Tavor X95 assault rifles, Galil sniper rifles, and Negev light machine guns.

The Hermes 900 drones can stay airborne for over 30 hours, making them suitable for a variety of military operations, including reconnaissance and airstrikes. They were first deployed during the 2014 Israeli war on Gaza and have been heavily used in Gaza and southern Lebanon.

According to Middle East Eye, Prime Minister Modi has leveraged his relationship with “Israel” to develop India's military capabilities and bolster his image as a champion of production and manufacturing in support of the Made in India initiative.

The Wire reported on May 7, 2024, that drone and ammunition sales by the Adani Group from India to “Israel,” a state accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice, condemn New Delhi.

The joint venture between Adani and Elbit exported munitions and weapons used to kill Palestinians in Gaza.

Palestinian activists confirmed that “Israel” uses Indian weapons in Gaza. They shared an image of the remnants of a shell that fell on Gaza, causing dozens of deaths, with “Made in India” written on it.

Spain and Italy have sanctioned Indian companies for sending weapons to “Israel” that contain components from these countries. This could expose them to international sanctions and accusations of participating in the genocide in Gaza.

Two Racist Regimes

Relations between “Israel” and India have significantly developed since the rise of extreme right-wing leaders in both countries, represented by Benjamin Netanyahu and Narendra Modi. This relationship has expanded to include military, economic, intelligence, and trade cooperation.

Both regimes share a religious doctrine characterized by racism and hostility towards Muslims, with efforts to demolish mosques to build Jewish and Hindu temples in their place.

India condemned Hamas's attack on southern “Israel” and abstained from voting against “Israel” in the United Nations on various resolutions.

“Israel” has an embassy in New Delhi and consulates in Mumbai and Bangalore, while India has an embassy in Tel Aviv.

According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), India is the world's largest arms importer, purchasing $37 billion worth of weapons between 2012 and 2022. “Israel” is India's second-largest defense supplier after Russia.

The Israeli Occupation’s import of weapons from India during the assault on Gaza indicates a significant shortage in its arms stockpiles, leading Tel Aviv to seek munitions from various countries.

Following the Israeli ban on Palestinian laborers entering Jewish cities after Operation al-Aqsa Flood, thousands of Indian construction and nursing workers have flowed into “Israel” to work there despite the ongoing war between “Israel” and Hamas in Gaza.

Randhir Jaiswal, the spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs of India, revealed to the Associated Press on April 4, 2024, that an agreement had been signed between “Israel” and India to welcome thousands of workers. He added that 18,000 Indians are currently working in “Israel,” most of whom are healthcare providers.

In 2023, “Israel” and India signed an agreement allowing over 40,000 Indians to work in “Israel” in the nursing and construction sectors, according to The Times of Israel on January 18, 2024.

Hindus and Jews from the Indian community in “Israel” participated in the assault on Gaza after volunteering for the Israeli Occupation army, aiming for "ethnic cleansing," as confirmed by Khaled Abou el-Fadl, a professor of law at the University of California, Los Angeles, in March 2024.

India Today reported on October 16, 2023, that more than 200 people of Indian origin had joined the Israeli Occupation army since October 8. These volunteers are primarily from the Jewish community living in India, particularly in the states of Manipur and Mizoram, some of whom have previously served in the Golani Brigade.