‘Palestine issue to the centre stage of West Asian politics’ Israel’s recent actions in Gaza amounted to war crimes given the scale and intensity of the damage inflicted on the people in the region, former Ambassador M.K. Bhadrakumar has said. He was delivering a web-lecture on “The Palestine Question and West Asian Politics” organised by the Vakkom Moulavi Memorial and Research Centre (VMMRC) in association with the Institute for Global South Studies and Research (IGSSR) on Thursday. Mr. Bhadrakumar said all that happened in the 11-day episode in West Asia has exposed many things. There was now an international recognition that Israel had been practising apartheid in the Palestinian territory and the global public opinion had become increasingly critical of Israel for its role in the conflict.