Author: TWI
Every prolonged instance of stone-throwing by a disorderly Muslim crowd is not Intifada. The word and the sentiment belongs to West Asia and specifically to Palestine. Facemasks and graffiti are not the only components of an Intifada. Kashmir is not Palestine, India is not Israel.
This analogy, of comparing Kashmir with Palestine, has been making a hum for some time now. Scholars, genuine and otherwise, debating the possible solutions to either areas of tumult have looked around to seek intellectual inspiration and inevitably the Muslim component of the population has brought about the comparison. Others, seeking to promote Kashmir as an extension of Global Jihad have made similar observations. The uninformed have played along.
