Illegal work in a war zone.

"Thousands of Indians flocked to a recruitment center...for jobs that would take them to Israel despite the three-month Israeli-Hamas war that is devastating Gaza and threatening to ignite the wider Middle East." "The states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh have advertised for around 10,000 positions each for construction workers in Israel. Uttar Pradesh has finalized a list of 16,000 to send to Israel next month for a final selection, the state labor minister Anil Rajbhar said." AP. Construction yes, but where? "The international community considers the establishment of Israeli settlements in the Israeli-occupied territories illegal on one of two bases: that they are in violation of Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, or that they are in breach of international declarations." "Israel has consistently argued that the settlements are not in violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention since, in its view, Israeli citizens were neither deported nor transferred to the territories, and they cannot be considered to have become 'occupied territory' since there had been no internationally recognized sovereign prior." wikipedia. On 23 December 2016, "The Security Council reaffirmed this afternoon that Israel's establishment of settlements in Palestinian territory occupied since 1947, including East Jerusalem, had no legal validity, constituting a flagrant violation under international law and a major obstacle to the vision of two States living side-by-side in peace and security, within internationally recognized borders." UN. Weasel words. Will Hamas, Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad and their creator Iran sign up to peace and security? On 26 June 2023, even, "The United States...objected to a decision by Israel's nationalist-religious government to approve the construction of around 5,700 additional housing units for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank."Reuters. Why is the government sending Indian citizens to a war zone where they may be employed in construction, internationally considered illegal, and hence seen as fair game by any Islamist psychopath with a gun? Because, "In the October-December quarter, joblessness among those in the age group of 20 and 24 grew to 44.49% from 43.65% in the previous quarter of July-September 2023." It was 14.33% for the age group of 25-29 compared 13.35% in the previous quarter and "in the 30-34 age group stood at a 10-quarter high of 2.49% as against 2.06% in the previous quarter." The Wire. The sharp drop in unemployment with rising age is because people must do something, however meager the wages, to avoid starvation. "Even though women constitute less than a third of India's workforce, they accounted for two-thirds of its incremental headcount in the last five years. And where did they find employment? In agriculture, despite our total cultivable area declining, labor needs dropping even faster (as a result of mechanization) and farms paying such meagre wages," wrote Prof Himanshu. General election in April-May 2024. wikipedia. Sacrifice the poor goats. Take credit for creating jobs. If anyone is shot make him a hero. Win at any cost.