Yup. In another incident that speaks to Israel's belief that everything should be theirs, the Home Affairs minister of Singapore, a country that is well known for actually being able to achieve harmony amongst its religiously diverse population, blasted Israel for a "completely unacceptable" Facebook post.
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Embassies may put out statements that the Singapore government disagrees with, but it will intervene if these affect its security, peace and harmony, says Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam.
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On Sunday (Mar 24), the official Facebook account of the Israeli embassy published a post containing claims comparing mentions of Israel and Palestine in the Quran.
The post said: "Israel is mentioned 43 times in the Quran. On the other hand, Palestine is not mentioned even once.
"Each and every archeological evidence – maps, documents, coins, link the land of Israel to the Jewish people as the indigenous people of the land."
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"The post is wrong at many levels," Mr Shanmugam said. "First, it is insensitive and inappropriate. It carries the risk of undermining our safety, security and harmony in Singapore.
“We look after the safety of everyone in Singapore – majority and minorities" including Jews and Muslims, he said.
Pointing out that Jews in Singapore have "very little concern for their safety and security", he said posts like this can “inflame tensions and can put the Jewish community here at risk".
"The anger from the post can potentially spill over into the physical realm."
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The Singapore government has made its views on the Facebook post "very clear" to the Israeli embassy, Mr Shanmugam said.
"It is wrong to selectively point to religious texts to make a political point. Even worse, in this current situation, for the Israeli embassy to make use of the Quran for this purpose."
He also called the post an "astonishing attempt to rewrite history".
"The writer of the post should look at UN resolutions, see if Israel's actions in the past few decades have been consistent with international law, before trying to rewrite history."
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Israel said that officially, they were unaware that the post had been made.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sing...nmugam-4219541