Israel's response has “gone too far” but severing ties would not help Palestinians: Balakrishnan

[@Alternative-ni5cg]

Singapore was happy to severe ties with Russia but not Israel even though there is an issue of genocide. Why did Singapore not stay neutral for the Russia Ukraine issue?

[@philippealexis]

Follow the money. The Singapore economy has very strong ties with the United States of Greater Zion by any chance? Not good for business to tell them to their face that the way they see the world makes them dinosaurs. Secondly, not sure how true it is but I heard that it's in Israel that Singapore commandos had gone for training given the similarity in the two countries' surrounding environments.

[@amirneeds2sleep]

Shameful and typical selfish & kiasu stance by Singaporean government on Israel

[@ainzooalgown7589]

because all of SGs weapons are US made, if SG didnt severe ties with Russia, US can flip a kill switch and almost all of SG military assets would become expensive statues. example F35 it needs an activation code every day to allow it to turn on else its just a big statue and only US has the codes that change everyday, the only country that has their own code generator is UK because they told US they wont buy unless they get the code generator

[@zonepayless5843]

The world citizen very very familiar with Singapura stand. Nothing at all..no suprises..not a bit.

[@willtestagain]

Your "genocide" did not happened in Gaza, it happened in Kibbutz of Israel. The intention is clearly spell out in Hamas's charter and act out on Oct 7. Even the 134 hostages still being held in the terror tunnels. Even ICJ with all the accuses cannot convict Israel of genocide, can you convict Israel? Who are you so arrogant?

[@helenab7390]

Evil succeeds when good men do nothing.

[@kahwheeong871]

That is why UDF is doing something now, clearing Plastine from the terrorist group Hamas.

[@katong1953]

@kahwheeong. You are a defender of genocide.

[@ramlijohn]

Udf your father ah bodoh

[@jessicaregina1956]

😂 remind us again who attacked the festival? Was it mossad?

[@helenab7390]

@@jessicaregina1956 No iDF. Havnt you seen the footage?

[@KC_88631]

Well, the Singapore Government has been known for years to be an avid supporter of Israel.

[@weststarautosdnbhd7210]

Rightfully so.

[@goldsilvervscrisiscollapse4320]

@@weststarautosdnbhd7210 Russia wages war with Ukraine: Condemned, sanctioned Israe; killls more women and children in a month than the entire conflict, 30k in all today: Too much, but they have right to slaughter If anything he has made us more UNSAFE. He has sided against one superpower, while hypocritically supporting a racist regime that targets women and children for genocide. He says so much about neutrality, but just SAYING THE WORDS does not mean he is neutral

[@NewmaticKe]

Vice versa

[@fardah2663]

That's very obviously true

[@FrozenCappucino]

It’s completely justifiable. We shouldn’t forget their help in establishing the SAF.

[@redbeansg]

The Gaza Genocide did not start on 7 Oct. Anyone so ignorant about the decades of ethnic cleansing in the West Bank and Gaza, and the atrocities against the Palestinians before 7 Oct?

[@gelinrefira]

Unfortunately a lot of westernized Singaporeans are really that ignorant and taken in by western corpo-state media propaganda and their false narratives.

[@ainzooalgown7589]

it started after WW2 when the European Jews migrated over there

[@willtestagain]

How do you explain the increase of population of Gaza from 1.5 million in 2010 to 2.1 million in 2023? People within brains talk anyhow, said anyhow, without facts to substantial their claim.

[@redbeansg]

@@willtestagain Are you that ignorant? They were squeezed into Gaza from the rest of the land now turned into Israel.

[@ThicDork]

​@@redbeansg No in fact over more than 40% of the population Gaza are childrens under 20 years old who did not exist in 1948... read about the casualities names and age reported by palestinian health authority .... you will see lots of 0 years old kid died. and the birthrate is 6.2 children per women in 2005.

[@kualarompin589]

During Apartheid South Africa, it was made into a pariah state, kicked out from the UN and cannot participate in any sports. Same with Yugoslavia. Dude this is not too far!! This is genocide. You know like the Japanese Imperial Army did to Chinese everywhere including in South East Asia. Imagine someone said ''Oh yeah what the Japanese did was too far, but cutting relationship the Japan won't help Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia''

[@PeterHein-xd1lm]

U mean Palestine pariah belacan bodoh state😂😂😂

[@sabrisabtu2214]

Politicians at their best👎

[@firdaushanapiah7691]

😂 spot on!

[@campfiresnlasguns]

Nice words but I still dont think I'd be happy standing shoulder to shoulder with an Israeli soldier during a hypothetical bilateral exercise.

[@fidelcatsro6948]

He will use hannibal directive and the world wont punish him

[@ZhenYae]

the fm, lm, the im and all the other knowledgeable minister will pretend what that is.@@fidelcatsro6948 cna should ask pointed question.

[@PointBlankZA]

A little hypocritical there, "In response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Singapore Government has imposed financial measures targeted at designated Russian banks, entities and activities in Russia, and fund-raising activities benefiting the Russian government." Yet no action on Israel?

[@gelinrefira]

Because the west is protecting Israel, and the US can hurt Singapore more than Russia can.

[@jj-wj7gc]

no action on palestine neither? they also attacked israel and took hostages, no one is of a higher moral standing than the other.

[@fidelcatsro6948]

Yes because we follow the orifice of US policies and its pet Israel..unfortunate indeed

[@tonykiang9052]

I C J was quickly convened to carry out justice upon Israel..Utter hypocrisy..

[@ام_محمد24]

@@jj-wj7gcof course they attacked the Israel because the lands are belongs to them. Where were you before the Oct 7th? You just came back from Mars?

[@parzival1327]

Sanctioning Russia didn't help the Ukranians either, but the G wanted to make a point that might is not right.....double standards!!

[@Buttercookies0]

Who are you and where are you from?

[@ام_محمد24]

@@Buttercookies0what is that has to do with his comments? Are you a Mossad?

[@yusufbest4475]

​@@Buttercookies0 he said a point of truth. Double standards is double standards..

[@jameswamba4338]

Not necessarily. From what I understood, the distinction he's making between the actions of Russia and those of Israel is that in the case of Russia, Ukraine did not carry out any attack on Russia in Russia or take a hundred Russians hostage prior to Russia's full scale invasion of Ukraine, while in the case of Israel, there is a retaliatory element to their assault on Gaza where hostages are still being held. I understand how one could disagree with that premise, but that is the logic of the distinction he's making, as I understand it. And, at least by that logic, it's not a double standard.

[@Buttercookies0]

@@yusufbest4475 What double standard you talking about?

[@hg1288]

When Mr. Lee Kuan Yew said "Singapore is a vulnerable country," the things that came to mind were: yes, the country is small, easy to bully, get pushed around, have its water supply cut, etc. Now, recalling those words, I see that what happened in Gaza can happen in Singapore. Imagine Singapore being bombed by 2,000-pound bombs (from the US?) for months, with the enemy telling us to move east to save lives. Gaza is about half the size of Singapore with 2 million people. Singaporeans would need to move east with 4.5 million people. There would be no water, no electricity, and no food! Don't expect the UN to come to help either, just look at Gaza. It is a nightmare that can happen if Singaporeans think they are rich and powerful now and behave arrogantly, believing good times will always be around.

[@westwoodly]

You think Singapore is acting arrogantly? It's acting pragmatically, realistically. Yes, sometimes small insects like cicadas make loud noise - to tell others they are there.

[@DennisJack-we9sq]

Singapore won’t kidnap hostages

[@bruhman9168]

Oh! Tiny Singapore committed atrocities against its neighbors?

[@SetWillBill]

If Hamas did not perpetrated the atrocities on Oct 7, no such tragedy will happen. Besides, should the world be demanding the release of hostages? How can anyone stop Israel from the attack against the terrorists when the hostages are still being held in Gaza? Is Hamas who is the elected government of Gaza have any consideration for their own people?

[@MichaelYoung-gl8ou]

​@@SetWillBilldude. Do I need to remind you Israel been shitting on Palestinians for the longest.

[@devildevil2271]

The right to defend itself against bare foot man

[@abirames8925]

The simple and obvious answer is that Israel has too much influence for Singapore to risk antagonising it.

[@Wilson24678]

it's pragmatic. It's not SG's quarrel. What SG can do is to vote for ceasefire and send aid to Gaza, which are all done. The blame should go to the backer of this atrocity, the mighty US, which happens to have military base right here in SG. So... don't ask too much from SG.

[@NickWheelon]

"Simple" and "obvious" answers are insufficient in our complex world. It's appealing to boil situations down to a sentence, but I'd advise against it.

[@abirames8925]

@@NickWheelon if you consider what the best interests of Singapore are then yes the answer in this case is quite simple.

[@NickWheelon]

@@abirames8925 I'll bite then-what influence do you believe Israel exerts over Singapore? Does it trump that from other nations? I'm aware that we did solicit their expertise when constructing our armed forces, however, it didn't occur to me, or any expert for that matter, that Israel still holds the same sway.

[@abirames8925]

Again, simple answer. Just ask yourself who Israel's greatest allies are.

[@reinerdesouza9438]

Occupied people have right to resist! Occupiers have no right to self defense!

[@madcatter1]

when did palestinian ever rule the land? Under what leader?

[@MrASRWalker]

​@@madcatter1 Israel came from where? Since when? Wanna debate? Come

[@MrASRWalker]

Only uneducated person would respond like that.

[@ccw2209]

Archaeological evidence attest to presence of Jewish history since thousands of years ago. Palestine? The name itself was a creation of a Roman ruler, designed to shame the only people who ever established any nation in that land. Before 1948, there were only pockets of settlers (both Jewish and Arab) while the land was under foreign administration (the last being British) - it was NEVER mostly Palestinian land, as a commonly shared but erroneous map wants to misdirect us from the actual background demonstrable truth . 2-state solution? That was proposed 4 times in the past. Israel agreed every time, "Palestinians" rejected it every time! Who then are the Occupiers? History and historical evidence is clear - if we choose to be open to ALL verifiable information

[@madcatter1]

@@MrASRWalkerYou still didnt answer my question. When did Israel become a country? Thousands of years ago my friend, and reclaimed in 1948. Israel is ancient. Where did it come from? There are countless historical, Biblical and archaeological sources to back up the claim. Show me one source for yours aside for "my grandfather had a house theer"!

[@bombjela]

I understand the economics but i'm still not eating McDonalds and I've stopped buying coffee from Starbucks. 🍉

[@mogamadgreyson143]

Because every little bit helps..

[@CKxperience]

Junk foods UHP

[@fidelcatsro6948]

Good same here i eat chicken biryani and teh tarik now

[@tonykiang9052]

That's your choice n decision.. It's the business n employees that suffer not your boycott...

[@yeosy9565]

So do ppl quit using Apple products or other US brand electronic product or quit jobs in any US companies, in the name of "boycotting"?

[@charliecheng3340]

Mr Balakrisnan. It is a matter of sanctioning based on your countries principle . You must grasp emotion as part of humanity . There is no excuse if you don’t sanction a genocide taking place

[@russelljones7684]

If you mean an alleged "genocide??" by Israel, then you mean wrong , and are disseminating propaganda with a view to incitement, to antisemitisim. Think on this...If, and I say if...Israel was perpetrating a genocide in Gaza and the West bank, how is it, demographically, that both these Arab occupied territories' have increased their respective populations by very significant numbers ( they are having babies) since the state of Israel declared their independence in 1948, thats 75 yrs ago, so to all those who accuse Israel of genocide, your accusations are false, a lie. All of Israel's "defensive" actions against the various Arab states in the Middle East since 1948, have been, and are just that...Defensive. Read their History, the miracle is that after 3500 yrs of blood spattered persecution they survive today, no other people have come anywhere near to Jewish survival as a homogenous race in human history.

[@verycursedplane6557]

Emotion towards people being killed in another state does not justify Singapore to sacrifice national security

[@sabbuofggh1629]

Disappointed that Singapore became an Israel influenced colony

[@Uno.Numero]

Well, Singapore is now wishing isolation from global community for self.... How idiotic.

[@fardah2663]

Since the beginning, singapore has been the mouthpiece of israhell

[@Hesham_963]

"After 30 years as a USA politician I learned to never believe Israeli figures" - Colonel Larry Wilkerson

[@katong1953]

Also don't believe Israeli stories, including the story that they are the chosen ones, and that their real estate agent in the sky gave Palestine to them in perpetuity.

[@ZhenYae]

Pull up an American in Singapore, and they will agree AIPAC, the Globalists are running the deep state - both dem and gop.

[@Wilson24678]

I've learnt that in 3 month. because according to Israeli figures, there's no hamas already.

[@gelinrefira]

While Balakrishnan can say that Singapore must support international order, it must be pointed that the country that violates the most international laws is actually the US. What we are witnessing is the breakdown of the American empire and the rise of multipolarity, where more nations are gaining stronger sovereignty over their own country and escaping the western dominance. It is a mistake to view this as a crisis, that the world is breaking down. No, it is just the western order of neocolonialism that is breaking down. Singapore must be nimble to navigate this as an independent nation free from being obligated to the western order. Yes, Singapore has benefited from throwing our eggs in the western order basket. But now it is time to move into this multipolar world where we cannot depend on the west dominating everyone and shutting down dissent. If the FM is serious about protecting Singapore's sovereignty, then he must take Singapore's freedom to associate freely with any powers, any country seriously and to shed the western tinged goggles that the world is "breaking down". For 80% of the population in the world, their world is finally starting to be built up. That is the correct view the Singapore government should be taking because there are now many many opportunities for trade with new partners. If we are really serious about the international order, then we should also acknowledge that the Ansar Allah is blockading the Red Sea because ALL NATIONS are obligated to stop any gen*cide as stipulated in the Geneva Convention. What the Ansar Allah has done is essentially an economic sanction on the west. If the US can violate international laws, and trade regulations and unilaterally sanction hundreds of countries, then Ansar Allah has the right to sanction the west to respond to an ongoing gen*cide. I know the FM is a politcian and has to make sure Singapore does not offend the west, especially the US but here we can at least be able to call a spade a spade. Let us not delude ourselves into thinking that the Red Sea blockade is not directly tied to Israel's committing a gen*cide right in front of all of us brazenly, and the west remorseless and unconditional support for it. That is an actual breakdown of international order that the FM so valiantly is trying to defend.

[@tskuan32]

And yet the American economy is continuing its upward climb while the rest of the world sputters. Only 3 OECD nations record faster growth in 2023 then 2022, USA and Japan being two. Costa Rica being the third. It is more an illusion than reality that the world is becoming multi-polar. It is more likely than not it will be another American century. America has flexed its power post covid and had been successful so far. Although it had lost a lot of "credibility" and made a lot of missteps, it still has by far the strongest muscles by a big margin. Unfortunately, might is right, we have little room for missteps and making a wrong bet.

[@pgobservers]

Who are you talking on behalf of? Ansar Allah? Let me show you what is this organisation about? Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis, is a rebel group based in Yemen. They emerged in the early 2000s and gained prominence during the Yemeni Civil War that began in 2014. Ansar Allah follows a branch of Shia Islam called Zaidism and has been involved in fighting against the Yemeni government and, at times, against other factions in Yemen. 0:01

[@mogamadgreyson143]

​@@pgobserversAnd yet they are the only organisation's who are standing on the right side if history..so I don't know what you're point is,nobody has the balls to do what they are..

[@mogamadgreyson143]

Very well stated..❤❤❤

[@gelinrefira]

​ @pgobservers No, the foundation of America is unsound. Their growth is based on unsustainable borrowing and military spending, and financial boondoggles. This cannot keep going forever. If you have been paying attention, you will also find that many countries, including Singapore's MAS has been buying gold to hedge against the US eventually unable to finance itself. If MAS is so confident in the western financial order, it will be buying US treasuries which is now at a very high interest rates, not going to buy huge amount of gold. Even European countries like Poland is buying huge amount of gold. China has now over 30% of manufacturing capacity of the entire world and is basically as much as the nearly entire west combined. Their economic foundation is far stronger because they can produce their way out. Meanwhile, the US can only borrow their way out and that cannot be sustainable even with the USD as reserve currency, which itself is losing it reserve currency power. These are just a few examples on why the west is on a unsteady footing and their leadership is woefully unprepared to navigate a growing multipolar world while the rest of the world is slowly coming out to take back their sovereignty. There are so many trends and signs from different sources, different angles that point to the same thing - the west is in decline and the US is sucking its vassals dry to sustain itself. You are exactly why I warned against consuming western propaganda blindly. Don't become too westernized in your worldview or you will get a distorted view of reality.

[@eszeezee6967]

If Singapore can't sever ties with Israel, can we sanction them, just like we sanctioned Russia? Or is Singapore is too indebted to Israel , that we can't do anything to send them a serious signal that they cannot continue with their inappropriate response onto Palestinian civilians?

[@gelinrefira]

The problem is any hostility toward Israel, will be taken as hostility to the west. They are protecting Israel from all consequences and we cannot afford to get caught in their malfeasance. They are literally saying that any criticism of Israel amount to anti-semitism. It is an absurd position to take because plenty of Jews criticize Israel and do not stand with the Zionists, so are they anti themselves? This is how unhinged the west has become and we have no choice but to tread carefully.

[@Buttercookies0]

I do not support war but if you are poor and hungry, I would be willing to give you a bag of rice out of humanity. Who are you and where are you from?

[@eszeezee6967]

@Buttercookies0 I'm a Singaporean. Not rich and not poor either. If you are rich, please send your humanity aid as much as you can to Palestine. Thank you.

[@Buttercookies0]

@@eszeezee6967 Sg had already sent, based on humanity. If you are a Sgrean, then you are just too nauve to think that a small country like Sg can shake the earth. You should go after Hamas, why Sg govt? Strange!

[@woody1452]

Come on Singapore. Stop paying attention to just the dollars and pay respect to human lives. The world is a dangerous place because of the open prisons that the Israelis have been keeping over the last 75 years.

[@peternelson583]

Strong dollar feed my poor community.

[@fidelcatsro6948]

Even Biden is eating ice cream giving interview, hes supposed to support ceasefire resolution in UN...next time i dont want to hear US preaching about human rights

[@dantlanz9239]

So what you suggest? Sever the ties with Israel, and send troops to Gaza to fight them??

[@987ujhpl]

Gaza don’t pay attention to the dollars, therefore forever depending on foreign aid.

[@peternelson583]

@@987ujhpl but i pay attention to government payout to feed my family in my 1 room rental flat.

[@Kimmilloyd8175]

Glad that our govt are speaking the truth and not pacifying the situations in the world regardless of who they are. Imagine seeing Palestinian civilians got slaughtered while waiting for aids! How heartbreaking that is!

[@THE-COOL-GIRL-CHANNEL]

shill.

[@westwoodly]

As explained - see it from the Singaporean perspective and interest rationally - not sentiment, emotion, sentiment or religion.

[@haroldcruz8550]

Nah, everyone knows that you are also a US pet

[@Danielle-zq7kb]

The Palestinians have no ability to leave. No agency. They get shot if they try to fish. Before Oct 7, they could gush a limited area and got shot if they went outside it. Quite a different situation, but Singapore does have its own unique worries.

[@DennisJack-we9sq]

@@Danielle-zq7kbthey choose to be stupid and entitled. They had better power supply and hospitals than most countries in Africa. They exist on empathy strategy. The people should be shouting for release of hostages

[@jacquesenboit6351]

Oct 7 can NOT be justification for killing ten thousand children. Nothing can.

[@weedee88]

so what is your justification for oct 7

[@BencerCourt123]

Before Oct 7, Israel killed thousands of Palestinian children

[@Jouantiese]

Correct. Hamas has none.

[@BencerCourt123]

Imagine if someone say "German has gone too far with their action on Jews but severing ties with German govt is not beneficial to the Jews"

[@khalidqureshi588]

Mr. Singapore for a very short while stop thinking only about monetary affairs and try start thinking of fundamental human rights. Stop pleasing criminal

[@SuperSaiyan-g7t]

Money rules the world. Human rights are ridiculous

[@reinerdesouza9438]

It is not about emotions. Its about morality! Its not about thousands of years!! Just start from 1967.

[@Utube1024]

Saliva more than tea. Why SG is the only one in SE Asia sanction Russia when the actual war started in 2014 rather than 2020.

[@gelinrefira]

The actual war started in 2008 when the US expand NATO eastward.

[@bobafett5757]

Bubble Tea included ?

[@bobafett5757]

​@@gelinrefira Agreed

[@fidelcatsro6948]

Because we following US rear end

[@Dragon-g9k7v]

@@gelinrefira NATO did not recruit any country or force them to join. IN FACT, it was those ex-USSR countries that wanted to join NATO. Not to mention being rather hard to join since ALL NATO countries MUST approve of it, just take a look at the recent ones being Finland and Sweden with Türkiye and Hungary holding out till recently. Finland and Sweden was neutral all the while until Rus invaded UA. There is also a long list of other requirements to fulfill before any country can join NATO, corruption, human rights, democratic, etc. "NATO expansion" is being taken OUT OF CONTEXT and a very shallow view of it. Ex-Soviet nations fearing Rus than the West [dont forget better economy after joining NATO].

[@lilzen202]

1. Haifa Massacre 1937 2. Jerusalem Massacre 1937 3. Haifa Massacre 1938 4. Balad al-Sheikh Massacre 1939 5. Haifa Massacre 1939 6. Haifa Massacre 1947 7. Abbasiya Massacre 1947 8. Al-Khisas Massacre 1947 9. Bab al-Amud Massacre 1947 10. Jerusalem Massacre 1947 11. Sheikh Bureik Massacre 1947 12. Jaffa Massacre 1948 13. Deir Yassin Massacre - 1948 14. Qibya massacre -1953 15.Tantura Massacre - 1948 16. qibya massacre -1953 17. Khan Yunis Massacre 1956 18. Jerusalem Massacre 1967 19. Bahro Al Baquar in 1972 20. Sabra and Shatila Massacre 1982 21. Al-Aqsa Massacre 1990 22. Ibrahimi Mosque Massacre 1994 23. Jenin Refugee Camp April 2002 24. Gaza Massacre 2008-09 25. Gaza Massacre 2012 26. Gaza Massacre 2014 27. Gaza Massacre 2018-19 28. Gaza Massacre 2021 29. Gaza Genocide 2023 is still ongoing. SO DON'T LET ANYONE TELL YOU IT STARTED ON OCTOBER 7th OVER 75 YEARS OF PALESTINIAN OPPRESSION

[@patriot3908]

Why 75 years back. Why don't you go beyond 75 years. Say some 2000 to 3000 years. Jews were natives of that land.

[@allblacks405]

@@patriot3908 That, unfortunately, is going into the realm of fairy tales, mythologies and dubious belief-systems. You are pretending it is a valid point of reference to settle territorial claims today.

[@madcatter1]

@@allblacks405Today the Jews are back in control of the land. End of story

[@patriot3908]

@@allblacks405 Not fairy tales bro. Not even mythology. Pl see the archeological excavations and evidences which corroborated the fact that Jews lived there since eions. Jews are attached to that land culturally and religiously and there is the only country of the Jews in the world.

[@allblacks405]

​@@patriot3908 Archeological studies continue to be a work in progress in attempts to reconstruct our distant past. Any tentative finding made at one time can be invalidated in due course as more evidences come to light. Hence, the field of archaeological excavations is, by its nature, never definitive. More importantly, even the so-called "returning Jews" are suspect because throughout the ages, there must have been countless cross-breeding in diverse parts of the world where original Jews were supposed to have emigrated to. Herding people who claimed to be Jews into Palestinian homelands in the 1940s to carve out what is today's Israel is at best a misguided action and at worst, a crime simply because: 1) the original Jews - if this were even a historical fact - had chosen to abandon the lands thousands of years ago and had vanished in the mists of time 2) these "returned Jews" of today's Israel are very different peoples with very different DNAs due to countless inter-marriages. If any ethnic group can be justified to return and forcefully hijack territories of the native inhabitants, then perhaps any community around the world could do the same to East Africa today. After all, based on DNA theory, the first human migrations started here in the ongoing evolution of mankind.

[@jacquesbof5726]

Balakrishnan is talking a lot of rubbish based on the counter-attack on 7 October. By saying that if Singapore was attacked from outside? Singapore could have been attacked from outside with good reason, if Singapore was oppressing another people, imprisoning them and working for their demise. Yet it doesn't sound foolish. Israel has already carried out several "7 Octoberers" in the past, in the silence of the whole world. Today, we are still more than 30 "7 Octoberers" away. In reality, we are dealing with racist supremacists of the worst kind. Singapore is not like that at all. Singapore is not like that at all. Any people can react like the Palestinians, as we saw in the USA with Nat Turner at the time of slavery. It is a legitimate right, against occupiers or oppressors. The Israelis don't want to live with the Palestinians, but they don't want to live without being able to exploit them. No, his argument doesn't hold water.

[@bowlampar]

Easy to condemn other nation anti terrorism operation when yourself is not a target for terrorism.😈

[@yusufbest4475]

The issue of humanity is not a small one. We should not only speak out when our profits are affected and be silent when we are not directly impacted. If we close our eyes to the crimes in gaza, it means that we can have no complains if the same thing happens to us(god forbid). Is it ok for babies to be killed in hospitals? If we are silent and do nothing, and whitewash Israel crimes, then we lose the moral standing to criticise any war crimes by anybody.

[@jameswilliam26]

He has said on record that Israel has gone too far and voted twice at the United Nations General Assembly for a humanitarian ceasefire.

[@yusufbest4475]

​@@jameswilliam26 thats equal to being silent and doing nothing.

[@jameswilliam26]

@@yusufbest4475, in that case, the world has stayed silent too. What should we do then?

[@yusufbest4475]

​​@@jameswilliam26 The world has not gone silent. Its only those who have lost their humanity that are silent. May you find your lost humanity again.

[@pgobservers]

@@jameswilliam26agreed with you. Base on this guy’s assumption, then the whole UN which represented the whole world remained silent as well. Can’t understand what rubbish he is talking about. 0:01

[@yoliewalker4582]

No one is above the LAW Thank you 🌹

[@NewmaticKe]

Let's define the parameters here. This military action going on, is it a war or action against terrorists?

[@infinitesolutions2602]

O Allah, safeguard Palestinians from aggression, oppression, abuse, torture and harassment. O Allah, ease the misery, plight and suffering of the Palestinian people. O Allah, be their supporter, their protector, their helper, their advocate, and their rescuer. O Allah, help Palestinians, support them, give them provision, shelter them. O Allah, bless the Palestinian people, heal them, comfort them, recompense them. O Allah, help Palestinians remain steadfast. O Allah, help Palestinians achieve peace, security, dignified life, justice and freedom. O Allah, grant victory to Palestinians in their struggle against oppressors, illegal occupiers and colonials. O Allah, crush the oppressors, aggressors, criminals, colonials and illegal occupiers. O Allah, help the Muslim Ummah deal all challenges with wisdom. Ameen ya Rabb Al 'Alameen.

[@weedee88]

had me in the first half , not gonna lie

[@nikkicherry6559]

Singapore love Pharaoh Israel 🇮🇱

[@zaharahhussein2156]

Aameen Ya Rabb Alamin

[@iskandarmohdsgrandson4336]

Doubles standards

[@kokkeeSeck-xs5yj]

The Foreign Minister had commented on the Israel Hamas conflict. Apparently he had not mentioned that Israel's occupation of Palestinian lands is deemed illegal as per the International Court of Justice and no comment on US veto that resulted in UN failing to call for immediate cease fire.

[@ZhenYae]

He is following the American Rules Based Hubris.n

[@Jouantiese]

And you have not mentioned the resolution called for the unconditional release of the hostages..

[@ZhenYae]

@@Jouantiese How many children are incarcerated in Xreal. Jail..,!

[@kokkeeSeck-xs5yj]

@@Jouantiese yes that was inadvertently omitted

[@Jouantiese]

Game-changing omission.

[@gelinrefira]

Singapore is a small country that has to be very careful in how it maneuvers in the international arena. Singapore must be neutral and principled and predictable in the way it deals with other nations. So it is understandable why Singapore does not want to get involve directly with the politics surrounding the gen*cide going on in Gaza committed by Israel. Yes, it is a gen*cide and yes it is absurd that YT will likely censor this comment if I don't type the word to bypass it. But Singapore's position cannot be tied to any one country, especially one that is becoming the pariah of the world even as the west tries to cover for Israel. We know the western media is lying, we know they are trying to do damage control and we know that no one outside the western media bubble is falling for it. If we want to be realpolitik, the west is only 17% of the world population, even including Australia, Japan and South Korea. The rest of the 83% of the world mostly have disagreed with the west on Ukraine and find the Gaza situation absolutely intolerable. Singapore should do well to understand that even if we are closely tied to the western regimes, we have to plan to exit the western world if things get worse. We need to keep all options open and we can never, ever be locked into supporting one side or another. On a more moral ground, the situation in Gaza is absolutely horrible, and if the Singapore government is still blindly supporting the west and Israel on this, it will inevitably earn the ire of the Singapore populations, especially our Muslim brothers and sisters. I know of more westernized angmohphile Singaporeans are very much brought into western propaganda and believe somehow this is a "complicated" situation but I don't think most other Singaporeans will see it that way, Chinese, Malays, Indians and all other peoples living here. It will be a mistake to underestimate how dissatisfied many Singaporeans are with the government's position with regards to Israel and Gaza. Tread carefully.

[@jameswilliam26]

Well put.

[@Diderot68]

Agree we should tread carefully, which is what our government is trying tondo all this while. This includes not swinging to the other end

[@isuriadireja91]

this weasel-y move just makes singapore looking more apparent as a proxy to the western countries, in the south east asian region.

[@mogamadgreyson143]

Very well put..

[@neorenjie]

Support Israel?

[@chua2237]

Wickedness started in 1948 nakba not Oct 7.

[@GASIA-cw8iw]

Zionists introduced terrorism to the world before 1948. But Western media and governments have linked terrorism to Islam, right? Ha ha ha!

[@noproblematallmate]

Who owned Gaza before Palestinians? How far back do you want to go? Palestinians must have taken the land from someone else too. You want me to google for you or you google yourself? I don't trust people who can't condemn both sides of the conflict. You don't have to choose 1 side to condemn. Condemn both. Unless you are a bot.

[@chua2237]

@@noproblematallmate wicked Anglo-Saxon gave land to Jews

[@arsenal_84]

Yup, both sides seems to think they are right. The fact that hamas and the PA cannot work together, says a lot about them. The fact that an Israeli can assassinate their own president also says a lot of their right wing behavior.

[@GASIA-cw8iw]

@@noproblematallmate CNN or BBC told you the truth? You didn't know that Palestinians have never left that piece of land even after Jews were kicked out by Romans? Palestinians converted to Islam. They never left. Google?!!! Why don't you ask AI produced by Western firms?!!! Ha ha ha!

[@theoracle9873]

Sanctioning Russia in double quick time was based on " principles" of territorial integrity and sovereignity. Abstaining from UN votes on immediate ceasefire and not sanctioning Israel is based on " realities". If this isnt glaring double standards, what is? Talk is cheap, action speaks the real man.

[@Buttercookies0]

Who are you and where are you from?

[@hansng4560]

Mr Bala, I think it is doing SG harm if SG does not practice consistent policy (e.g. sanctions, condemnation) against occupiers, regardless of them being Russians or Israelis. Our credibility is at stake. And once we lose it, nobody will pay attention even when we shout ourselves hoarse.

[@ZhenYae]

Singaporeans have already lost their respect.....for this circus act.

[@gideonlee6244]

Why didn't you sanction USA then? They invaded Iraq and we said nothing

[@Diderot68]

What good would that do for our national interest save venting some emotions?

[@marinekong235]

invaded? it's rescue leh

[@kanyewestlover369]

hahahha rescue??? so ignorant of u to say that. every time usa gets herself involved in a country, that country is always left worse than before@@marinekong235

[@gelinrefira]

@@marinekong235They invaded based on a lie. Let's not pretend otherwise.

[@Buttercookies0]

Who are you btw? Where are you from? Answer these questions first.

[@مينون4456]

The phrase "has gone too far" seemed too mild to me. Just like a teacher reprimanding students caught smoking cigarettes on school grounds, not for genocidal ethnic cleansing.

[@neorenjie]

It's meant to be non-provocative.

[@gelinrefira]

@@neorenjieAye, it's a diplomatic language. The FM has to be very careful with his words.

[@fidelcatsro6948]

I rather watch Hindustan Times watching the resistance fight the oppressive apartheid regime

[@user-xm9sb5zv8t]

Yess me too HT are the Best and really expose the truth

[@willtestagain]

One sided reporting, how can that be truth? Besides, you would rather believe the terrorists who beheaded babies and raped women? Not so wise in your logic.

[@Dollarrmb-pk6ub]

The rule base international order does not apply to US

[@parzival1327]

Of course it does....it's their rules. Palestine-Israel is moving the world back to International Law which is much better defined than the so-called rules-based order.

[@westwoodly]

As the Minister has said - might is power? The American boy who committed vandalism and destroyed properties was caned, albeit with a discount out of goodwill.

[@fidelcatsro6948]

US and Israel exempted from International laws.. Utter hypocrisy

[@tonykiang9052]

It applies to Iran, Hamas, Hizbollah, Houtis ?! Get real

[@benwong1915]

Beautifully put, the truth as spoken, kudos to the minister…… I totally applaud your speech…… we need more people like you sir………we stand for Singapore and Singaporeans…… and we stand for truth and stability not disunity…….three cheers ………..

[@westwoodly]

Singapore is lucky to pick good people to be ministers.

[@kimlee7024]

double standard

[@scva-socallvillainadvocate]

Yeah grieve over 1 lady str1p half nkd on 7th, then support ton of men& boy civil str1pped for hour photo session. Hypocrite singaporean typical

[@scva-socallvillainadvocate]

This Singapore men should not lecture me to take ra pe by individual seriously. When he alone silence ra pe or ha rassment that men, women, boy, girl face at ga za war

[@westwoodly]

@@scva-socallvillainadvocate Going ga ga?

[@KorlinAng-bs7rh]

"Israel's military response to the Oct 7 Hamas attack has "gone too far"," since the founding of Israel, It has started long before I am born. Please stop pretending that this has just happen yesterday.

[@Buttercookies0]

So you should know this is not an easy issue to tackle. Don't be naive to think anyone has a solution to it.

[@liar-liar]

Have the right to defend itself against children

[@liar-liar]

Have the right to defend itself against babies

[@bobafett5757]

*Indeed its shamelessly has gone way too far*

[@expatriatecarrental-rentca479]

It has been way too far for many many years

[@BrandyHeng007]

Why India "Stand with Israel" is baffling. While Russia and China support Palestine.

[@isaacabraham144]

That's not true. India is part of the non aligned movement (of which Singapore is also a part of). Russia and China support Palestine cos of their own national interests (in opposition to the USA), rather than benevolence.

[@somethingisbaking2401]

Russia and China do not support palestine. They only support the ceasefire.

[@fidelcatsro6948]

Thats because of the ruling regime now in India is RSS and Modi, they takes notes from Zionists

[@fidelcatsro6948]

Rss Modi is pro Israel and "auntie" muslim

[@987ujhpl]

Russia and India are not for Palestinians but are against USA

[@GASIA-cw8iw]

American soldiers are still in Syria and Iraq! They are not invited by the Syrian and Iraqi governments! Vivian, do you want to twist about this as well? Ha ha ha!

[@jameswilliam26]

What has that got to do with Singapore?

[@GASIA-cw8iw]

@@jameswilliam26It is not OK for Russia to invade Ukraine. But it is OK for the USA to invade any country, right? Ha ha ha!

[@jameswilliam26]

@@GASIA-cw8iw, Vivian has already mentioned that Singapore voted against the USA during the latter's invasion of Grenada in 1983. What else do you want?

[@GASIA-cw8iw]

@@jameswilliam26 Yeah, 1983, it's so, so far back. Ha ha ha!

[@jameswilliam26]

@@GASIA-cw8iw, true, so what do you advise?

[@CharlesUket]

I am a Nigerian,to be candid I'm so much in love with this Singaporean foreign affairs minister,he speaks very well and very intelligent,and interesting discussion,he really touches my mind,it reminds me with the situation in my country. This man is a great man.

[@tonykiang9052]

Haha, you haven't lived long enough or lived like the average Sporean, or man on the street . Comparing apple with orange..LOL

[@ZhenYae]

True. Should have stayed out of Sanctioning RF.

[@SarahShao-jw1up]

It's true

[@ZhenYae]

@@SarahShao-jw1up To the disgust of NSMan. Nd more.

[@my1vietnam834]

Except Singapore administrations willing to be the stooge of US and evil Zionist regimes. Hypocrites talking about international law and neutrality. Forget not Singapore participated in US invasion of Iraq and now are attacking Houthi who are trying to help stop the terror and genocide in Palestine.

[@goletra]

30,000 is too far? You mean it was ok at 10,000?

[@Kola833]

If violence is so repugnant why Hamas starts the killing?

[@JSJE1990]

no one said 10000 is okay. stop putting words into people's mouth.

[@1singapore]

​@@Kola833... Because over 60,000 Palestinians were mercilessly killed since 1948 , half were children !!! Up to Oct 7 , now it's 100,000 and in their own land !!!

[@westwoodly]

Wrong English. 30,000 is too many - not too far. Too far is 30,000 kilometres, or 3,000 miles. Gaza is too far or very away from Singapore - a few thousand kilometres - 7,975 to be exact. Ask a stupid question politely, get a nice response.

[@goletra]

@@westwoodly Next time ask your English teacher what 'further' means

[@goletra]

How much has Temasek invested in Israel? Asking for a friend

[@Buttercookies0]

Why is your friend's business your business? Asking for a friend.

[@goletra]

@@Buttercookies0 Because my friend thinks it's not about helping Palestinians at all

[@milltheroll]

@@goletra Idk if you know but Singapore has been sending financial aid to Palestine for a long time. It’s called the 10million Enhanced Technical Assistance Package and it’s still ongoing. Additionally I’m sure Singapore isn’t the only country that provided aid to Palestine before the war. Kinda makes me wonder where all the money went? Asking for a friend.

[@thefullstop23]

@@milltheroll What about all the money we spent on Israel weapons and military equipment in the billions? Asking for my friend's friend.

[@afandialias7952]

Why are you all even listening to this man lying and blabbering bs? Asking for a friend who was asked by his friend who was asked by her friend.

[@liarliar3412]

The sanctioning of Russia was enacted with out taking the context of the conflict into consideration.

[@fidelcatsro6948]

Follow simon says US policy unfortunately

[@ZhenYae]

bark...how loudly. cia is working to divide the chinese in singapore. cecan is an absolute plus for them. no chinese in singapore will side with the collective west.

[@TheWinstonHan]

yepp, instead of maintaining neutral as a city state, 4G tends to lead the nation to be a puppet of the united states. The case of radicalized white power extremist white-wannabe singaporean kid is a good example!

[@junglecity90]

So sad, 75 years of occupation and apartheid rules and yet blamed for the start of every violence. So a lesson learned. Sporeans should not quarrel with each other seeing each other as the enemy or looking down having bad thoughts of the other race and religion.

[@amoscookie1336]

ding dong, those mentioned 75 years are just make up. Can they name the first king of plasetine or its capital and currency ? On the other hand, the Hebrew name Jerusalem was already on the world map even before 75 years ago. U can google urself.

[@devildevil2271]

The right to defend itself against babies

[@Buttercookies0]

You are defending the Hamas which started the whole issue. They even purposely built tunnels under hospitals and schools. Do you think they are human?

[@akbarkhanhaneefa8637]

Singapore is a client state of america and israel. No surprise on how it will act

[@HMZ991]

"43:05 Where else in the world can you find a mufti and a rabbi stand together." Well there are outside of singapore and they are against the creation of the state of israel.

[@ZhenYae]

TRUE....the Creation of IXREAL is against Judaism.

[@CSL---]

There is a word called "suspension". No need to severe ties but to suspense it.

[@davidcooks2379]

Suspend ties to Egypt instead who refuse to take refugees

[@Diderot68]

What good would that do for Singapore?

[@RAINNTEARS1]

I think you meant suspend.

[@CSL---]

Sorry typo

[@mogamadgreyson143]

Why did all the countries sanction Russia???​@@Diderot68

[@sabrisabtu2214]

Gone too far.. tens of thousands of lives lost and these are the words uttered, based on the pretext of national interest. The world is screwed.

[@Diderot68]

Agree with Minister Vivian. A good speech. Our national interest comes first, never the emotions. Unfortunately, however, the rules have been debased by USA every now and then. All the more we should be principled.

[@gelinrefira]

We should be prepared that the US will go rogue and drag all of us into a conflict we cannot afford to be involved in.

[@bobafett5757]

U forgot Russia ?

[@ZhenYae]

Nah. Far from it. USA is committing a genocide with Xesfrt and the Russians prevented one in the Donbas by the fascists. The FM should have agreed to this act of self defence, not sanction Russia. ​@@bobafett5757

[@Majeed54713]

Singapore FM, a man without principles. Should break relations with Israel or have relations with Palestine.

[@obgprasa]

A very mature analysis and defence of our position.

[@THE-COOL-GIRL-CHANNEL]

ashill

[@bobafett5757]

Are u serious ?

[@fidelcatsro6948]

Complicit with janoside u mean

[@bobafett5757]

@@fidelcatsro6948 Putin is realistic

[@sahraabbassi1827]

Israel has been occupying Palestine for seventy-five years, and there is daily killing of Palestinians, demolishing their homes and displacing them... Did the world wake up today to the terrorism of the occupation... when what happened on October 7 only happened, where did the history of the occupation’s massacres go... seventy-five years ago for the Palestinians?

[@SIGNALacquired]

75 years of being militarily occupied by Israel: Not even one sanction by Singapore; Singapore even assists Israel in the geno-cyde. a couple of years being militarily occupied by Russia: Singapore sanctions Russia.

[@jameswilliam26]

Singapore sanctions Russia for sending its troops across the border; Israel is not sanctioned because it was responding to a violent attack. Different case. What's more, given how small Singapore is, what use do Singapore's sanctions have?

[@SIGNALacquired]

@@jameswilliam26 so 75 years of brutal Israeli military occupation .. is just conveniently ignored by you . I see. You're the one born yesterday.

[@jameswilliam26]

@@SIGNALacquired, no, I am very aware of the history and in fact I stand on the side of the Palestinians as an individual. But as a state, Singapore's policy stand as presented by Vivian makes sense.

[@pgobservers]

@@SIGNALacquired The conflict over the Gaza Strip is like a never-ending saga that's been playing on repeat for thousands of years, with more twists and turns than a soap opera! It's a tale as old as time, stretching back through the annals of history, where empires rose and fell, and people fought tooth and nail for control of this tiny piece of land. From ancient civilizations to modern states, everyone wants a piece of the Gaza pie. It's like a never-ending game of hot potato, where no one wants to be left holding the Gaza grenade! 0:01

[@Buttercookies0]

@@SIGNALacquired Do you know how old is Singapore? Don't come here and utter rubbish.

[@deschan2246]

Ridout !!!

[@lifengzhang5011]

He is absolutely right, as an gov official, it’s critical to always think sg and Singaporean as a priority! On a personal term u can feel sympathy or what towards whatever situations happen in the world, but that is a totally different position when u are in the govt role. As a leader of the country, u should always put country interest above yourself!

[@charmainewongsm]

Very well said about positioning. I say my piece as an individual. I expect my Govt to do what’s best for my Country. All in all I am very happy with my Govt for standing firm on basis of aligned international laws and orders (but please! not those by individual power qualms).

[@scva-socallvillainadvocate]

Singaporean grieve 1 lady been str ip half nkd on 7th, laugh ton of men&boy civil been str1p for hour photo session. Typical asian mentality

[@goldsilvervscrisiscollapse4320]

@@charmainewongsm Russia wages war with Ukraine: Condemned, sanctioned Israe; killls more women and children in a month than the entire conflict, 30k in all today: Too much, but they have right to slaughter If anything he has made us more UNSAFE. He has sided against one superpower, while hypocritically supporting a racist regime that targets women and children for genocide. He says so much about neutrality, but just SAYING THE WORDS does not mean he is neutral

[@usprotec]

Singapore like others must condemn Israel for the genocide and not acted like nothing has happened although Singapore has agreement with Israel in military support and afraid to offend US. What if SIngapore is under attack, will Singapore want the same from the world to ignore Singapore in trouble.

[@MichaelSmith-tf6gw]

Singapore will always live under the shadow.

[@SimobakSilaka]

...its not genocide...the IDF aggression purposely to hunt hamas rebels n released the abducted hostages.Its unlucky n sad civillians trapped in this conflicts n lost their lives because of hamas rebels cowardice tactics in using them as humans shield...

[@liar-liar]

Hypocrisy can do wonders 😂😂

[@fidelcatsro6948]

Especially when siding with modern Rome called US

[@kennethratnam325]

An absolutely brilliant reminder of who we are, what we stand for. Our country and our beloved people of Singapore. One People, One Nation, One Singapore.

[@razolmahari]

Yes, severing ties with Israel will help Palestinians. Being a centralist on this issue only helps Israel.

[@mohdanwari8410]

Dr Balakrishnan drew a similarity with other countries when it comes to not severing ties with Israel. But what he did NOT mention is that Singapore was very quick to send condolences to Israel after the Hamas attack on October 7 - unlike other countries in the region and the Arab countries. The attack was also termed a "terror" attack - something other countries did not do.

[@Jouantiese]

Credit to him.

[@chekeocha4923]

Singapore will not break ties as it was Israel who helped Singapore to train it's army when it was very weak..but as now Singapore should stay neutral and make less comments..

[@jameswilliam26]

Yes, that is the foundation of Singapore-Israeli diplomatic relations, when no one else would help to train the SAF. Maintaining relations will give Singapore leverage to express its views and influence Israeli behaviour. If diplomatic relations are cut off, none of this would be possible.

[@esashaik1372]

@@jameswilliam26 Talking bull.So why don't Singapore have relations with Russia and North Korea if it wants to be neutral?

[@jameswilliam26]

@@esashaik1372, Singapore does have relations with Russia and North Korea. Their embassies here are still open and functioning. You mean you don't know?

[@esashaik1372]

@@jameswilliam26 Singapore don't want to sanction Israel but will sanction Russia and North Korea.Just admit Singapore is a boot licker of the US.

[@roslanbinahmadahmad5081]

Vivian why dont you start from 1948 instead of 7th oct 2023.

[@Atheist_GOD9]

For haters who doesn't understand geopolitics. Singapore doesn't become what it is today by divisions but by unity. That's the core of its strength. Singapore will never take sides on ethencity or religious lines. Bravo Mr Balakrishnan.

[@ZhenYae]

Yes.... the Muslim commentators using ethnicities are just too irrational to see where the divisions are coming from. - to the effect of actually perpetuating colonial rule of the West. 🎉🎉

[@noorainee5224]

65 years of occupation

[@YowelHong]

Free Malay is it? Look at Malaysia, don't think they are doing well. If you like, can live there.

[@Buttercookies0]

@user-ug3rz4cu4s Malay are in captivity ?? You must be joking.

[@patriot3908]

Jews lived there on that land since 2000 to 3000 years . Now tell me who is the occupier .

[@TTSource]

Many invasions had happened since independence. Why only Grenada, Ukraine and Cambodia's sovereignty were supported by Singapore?

[@afhharmse]

This man is either part of the monsters or very ignorant.

[@Dollarrmb-pk6ub]

Why was Russia sanctioned and NOT Israel. Israel had committed Genocide and occupation of Palestine land.

[@FuLengLives]

and Palestinians rape and murdered Jewish Women and children.

[@kahwheeong871]

Because Russia invade Ukraine first, whil Israel only attack Hamas after Oct7 brutal terrorism.

[@westwoodly]

One is soccer, the other is football.

[@roslanbinahmadahmad5081]

​your history which regard of this 2 wars are weak..go find out what are the root causes than you will understand more.

[@kahwheeong871]

@@roslanbinahmadahmad5081 Your understanding of resistance and terrorism is weak. Please read up to understand the red line between these two.

[@sirrobertdowneysenior8080]

Just one question to this man, if Hitler was alive have you shown so much interest to trade with too? Ofc being on wrong side pays you more than that can be earned legit ways.

[@fidelcatsro6948]

They would..

[@d2nd21st]

singapore and thailand is like the switzerland of Asia

[@devildevil2271]

The right to defend itself against civilians

[@TheOpenCriticalmind]

Dear Minister, We are finally relieved to finally see you stoodby the right side of the fence. Thank you for addressing Facts. So now, we have established the fact that Humanitarian laws were not observed. Next Question: What are our actions as a country (and our foreign policy) to ensure that International Laws are followed through and observed? The reason the citizens ask is that there are friendships that are toxic and detrimental to our values and principles of following international law.

[@neorenjie]

He answered that. We stand firm on our principles in a non-provocative manner.

[@Buttercookies0]

Why pester a small country like Singapore?

[@TheOpenCriticalmind]

@@neorenjie You mean just watch as people are murdered everyday? As we watched humanitarian laws are broken everyday? To talkbut take non-committal actions? Is that the Singapore we are building? I can't agree with that. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aarQlql_dtuaq5I

[@Fakeslimshady]

@@neorenjie He asked about actions.

[@TheOpenCriticalmind]

@@neorenjie We do need to have a private discussion about your knowledge of English.

[@louistan7560]

Israel had been a great help to the building up of Singapore's defence forces. Much as everyone disagrees with what Israel had done and continues to do to the Palestinian people, severing ties achieves nothing. Israel has a lot to answer for and what it has done is a huge disservice to all the Jewish people around the world and a downer to those countries continuing to support its actions; the consequences of which are yet to come.

[@NiTroSg]

Bark for me us dog

[@Hesham_963]

Israel is a Zionist state coated with Judaism cover story.

[@tazragames6770]

Help was given and PAID for while getting short-changed in the process. Recipiants of help does not mean future generations are bound as slaves.

[@mohdzailanismail8456]

You either support genocide or you don't. Which one is our stand?

[@noproblematallmate]

Only the wise people are able to condemn both sides. Some people can only choose 1 side to support. Pity them

[@raymondwong6826]

Tcss. He emphasized that the genocide happening in Gaza is complex and dates back years, even centuries ago. Yet, he always take the opportunity, whenever and wherever he spoke about this issue, to emphasize again and again and again, the October 7 attack, and continue shamelessly to condemn it as a terrorist act. He uses Woodlands as a example if there were to be an attack similar to the October 7. I live in Woodlands, and if where I'm living is an occupied land that SG took from another country or people illegally, and i knowingly endorses this despicable act of my government by choosing to live on stolen lands, I am not a victim of terrorism, I am and deserves to be a collateral damage of the resistance fighters, people whose land was stolen by us.

[@MendeMaria-ej8bf]

These arguments sound plausible and reasonable. However, international laws also demand the prevention of genocide. Veŕy articulate speech and full of ìnsights.

[@Wilson24678]

The international order under US rule is not just. Overthrowing it takes much more than what SG can do.

[@MendeMaria-ej8bf]

@@Wilson24678 Sure. Individuals have limited abilities. But people with clear minds and powerful speeches raise awareness and this shouldn't be underestimated. Processes finally lead to tipping points where changes can happen. The causes that are currently brought before the ICJ will hopefully lead to reforms or changes.

[@Wilson24678]

​@@MendeMaria-ej8bfI believe most countries' leaders know better than us, except those west puppet-led vassal states. Small nations like SG better remain low profile. Support the giants like Russia and China in this order-changing conflict, till that tipping point come.

[@Wilson24678]

I believe most countries' leaders know better than us. Small nations like SG better remain low profile. As for UNSC or ICJ, they are current world order machine, which not functioning under US rule. Support the giants like Russia and China in this order-changing conflict, and wait for that tipping point to come.

[@Wilson24678]

@@MendeMaria-ej8bfI believe most countries' leaders know better than us. Small nations like SG better remain low profile. As for UNSC or ICJ, they are current world order machine, which not functioning under US rule. Support global south in this order-changing conflict, and wait for that tipping point to come.

[@sadaspahich6612]

# Free, Free Palestine 🇵🇸🍉🇵🇸🍉🇵🇸🍉🇵🇸

[@charmainemoodley2414]

Good for you SG. You are not the parent to Israel or Palestine but to your own country. You are giving service to humanity not war.

[@mdanialzhafran]

shame on you vivian for late reponse.

[@onetime8111]

I am more concerned about Palestine issue Ukraine and Taiwan issue is none of our business Israel now are killing innocent civilians mostly women and children and airstrike hospital

[@onetime8111]

Look like government are blind and cool blood

[@jameswilliam26]

Very good speech and policy positions.

[@fidelcatsro6948]

Yes its good as long as subservient to US and its colonial pet project in the ME

[@Majeed54713]

He is dumb. He should either break diplomatic relations with Israel or have diplomatic relations with Palestine. He is too dumb to think wisely.

[@bobafett5757]

*Its always humbling to know that we are living in a very tiny and vulnerable island and am please to be governed by PAP*

[@tonykiang9052]

Wats so humbling? You born recently or born outside Spore?

[@bobafett5757]

@@tonykiang9052 Dont act tough Kiddo cos we know empty vase makes lots of noise

[@tonykiang9052]

@@bobafett5757 with contradictions yet talk heroic

[@bobafett5757]

@@tonykiang9052 You are so on point

[@yoliewalker4582]

Very well said Thank you 🌹

[@montaleongates488]

The situation have surpassed any and all diplomatic consideration and measures. The Minister's take on the history is such that He would have done more for His position by not mentioning it, for it signals favor directly to the obvious principle. The question turns on Crimes against Humanity, Compliance with UN 'resolution' and Violation of international Law... Then We might discuss the question of right to self defense in the most recent faze of this "Centuries" old conflict.. also who is Hamas actually... They could not possibly be working in the interest and defense of the Palestinian people?

[@ramlijohn]

You cannot occupied other land and cry “terrorist” when they hit u back

[@GASIA-cw8iw]

Vivian, if Malaysia invaded Singapore and all Singaporeans were pushed to Sentosa. What would you do? Transfer your money to London, pack your watches, and take the earliest available flight to the UK? Ha ha ha!

[@jameswilliam26]

Then imagine Malaysia to be Hamas, and Singapore to be Israel, and you will have your answer.

[@gelinrefira]

@@jameswilliam26 It's the other way around.

[@jameswilliam26]

@@gelinrefira, how can it be the other way round? Please explain your logic.

[@Buttercookies0]

Uttering rubbish everywhere. What are your hidden agendas?

[@GASIA-cw8iw]

@@jameswilliam26 Imagine during that time when Singapore was with Malaysia and couldn't get along, then, with the help of the USA and Western countries, split out Penang, Malacca, and East Malaysia to form another country with Singapore. So, it's better to let little Singapore leave rather than suffer massive consequences, right? It depends on how a person views the world. Malaysia has won. Ha ha ha!

[@8spores]

We owe more to Israel than to India. india refused to help us set up our defence during the British withdrawal but Israel did.

[@pei-sanlai8013]

I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” (Genesis 12:3)

[@zoo-xibbitjayne2081]

Righteous conduct isn't a sentiment it's a necessity in any honest community of nations.

[@johnnyong2341]

Isreal is actually acting in defence? Do you have anything about Russia attackingUkraine?😮

[@roslanbinahmadahmad5081]

Go back to history in 1948 about palestine you will than unsterstand better.

[@dailytipsFR]

​@@roslanbinahmadahmad5081palestine has no history

[@neorenjie]

Dude you can't cherry pick lines and take things out of context. He literally said Israel has a right to defend itself but this situation calls for a cease fire.

[@Buttercookies0]

Who are you and what are your hidden agendas for asking such questions? Stay away from Sg politics if you are a foreigner. You have no right to qn another country's govt.

[@ZhenYae]

stay away from AMERICAN politics for the world, too. Stay out of Russian SMO.@@Buttercookies0

[@kwloo778]

Israel has right to defend itself, other countries should mind their own business.....

[@nikkicherry6559]

Muslim Singaporean must support Israel 🇮🇱

[@ZhenYae]

Keep religion out of this. Palestinian Christians are also being massacred. They are non-whites.

[@juhaniashari7812]

Respect views agreed to be disagreed....end of the day support government of the day❤SG.....

[@yoliewalker4582]

All this TALK and no ACTION to help GAZA and still INNOCENT people are being killed for NO reason shame on (Leaders) you for looking the other way may life have mercy on your soul Thank you 🌹

[@SuperSaiyan-g7t]

What action do you propose that only the mighty you can do so?

[@elfieeleza2293]

Thank you Sir, we need this from you.

[@PeterHein-xd1lm]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@rbc812]

Don't blame Israel, they were brutally attacked first.

[@madcube1581]

And why were they attacked? History didn't start on October 7

[@rbc812]

@@madcube1581 Good question. May I ask you for the reason? Please enlighten me.

[@yusufbest4475]

Actually, the israeli news reported apache israeli helicopters shooting at the crowd and even killing their own citizens.. israel didnt care for their people..

[@FS-me8mj]

75 years of occupation. That entails a lot of torturing and heart breaking stories from the side of Palestinians, which you my friend don't know.@@rbc812

[@madcube1581]

@@rbc812 They were attacked as a response to 70+ years of occupation. People keep on saying that if Hamas surrenders there would be peace overnight, but that's balatantly not true. In the past, when they did work together with Israelis, like in the Oslo Accords with Yitzhak Rabin, Israel's prime minister at the time it failed anyway, because he (Yitzhak Rabin) was assassinated by the right-wing Israelis.

[@ridz4252]

Very carefully and well planned speech by our Foreign Minister, true to the last word. Glad to know too that Singapore has been sending help to Gaza from the beginning.

[@nikkicherry6559]

Singapore loves Israel 🇮🇱

[@scva-socallvillainadvocate]

Yeah griever over 1 lady str1p half nkd on 7th, then turn around laugh when ton of men,& boy civil been str1p for day photo session. Hypocrite singaporean mentality

[@scva-socallvillainadvocate]

It not gone too far, Israel commit many war crime. This singaporean guy should not preach other to take seriously a ra pe that happen by individual. If he doesn't care har rassment / ra pe happen to men, women, boy, and girl at gaza

[@CarolineMcKenzie-x2d]

Sending aid will appease our conscience so we can pay ourselves on the backs and say how good and kind we are today .God will be happy with us

[@ramc2402]

I wish to see this government dismissed

[@xthene]

it would ... if the majority agrees with you

[@FuLengLives]

Good that we live in a democracy that does NOT share your views then

[@ramc2402]

@@FuLengLives a government that is not transparent will get dismissed sooner or later there is no need for me to wish

[@syedabdrahman1004]

Dont worry ..Singapore will always be the representative of Israel in Asia