Haifa, history, and keeping bad company
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By jointly commemorating the 1918 Battle of Haifa, India is selectively appropriating the history of its soldiers’ sacrifice to legitimise the Modi government’s affinity with Israel. India must commemorate its soldiers independently of Israel.