SINGAPORE: The Singapore authorities has informed the Israeli embassy right here to take down a “utterly unacceptable” Fb publish on Palestine, mentioned Legislation and Residence Affairs Minister Okay Shanmugam.
On Sunday (Mar 24), the official Fb account of the Israeli embassy printed a publish containing claims evaluating mentions of Israel and Palestine within the Quran.
The publish mentioned: “Israel is talked about 43 occasions within the Quran. However, Palestine isn’t talked about even as soon as.
“Every archeological proof – maps, paperwork, cash, hyperlink the land of Israel to the Jewish folks because the indigenous folks of the land.”
The publish was deleted later the identical day.
Talking to reporters on Monday, Mr Shanmugam mentioned he was “very upset” when he turned conscious of the publish.
He mentioned the Residence Affairs Ministry knowledgeable the Overseas Affairs Ministry, which informed the Israeli embassy that the publish needed to be taken down instantly.
“The publish is flawed at many ranges,” Mr Shanmugam mentioned. “First, it’s insensitive and inappropriate. It carries the chance of undermining our security, safety and concord in Singapore.
“We glance after the protection of everybody in Singapore, majority and minorities,” together with Jews and Muslims, he mentioned.
Stating that Jews in Singapore have “little or no concern for his or her security and safety”, he mentioned posts like this will “inflame tensions, and may put the Jewish neighborhood right here in danger”.
“The anger from the publish can doubtlessly spill over into the bodily realm,” he mentioned.
