We really don’t want to get into the very, very muddy subject of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, but it seems that this image on Facebook has gained some significant yet controversial traction online.
Pro-Israel education and advocacy organization StandWithUs recently put up an image that was sent in by a Singaporean coterie. Here’s what this group of young Singaporeans said along with the picture of them in front of an Israeli flag.
“As Singaporeans, we are thankful to Israel for the IDF’s help during our country’s infancy. Our military and our country are indebted to Israel. As Chinese with an ancient culture, we are inspired by the Jewish culture, which is of a similar vintage as ours. Chinese and Jews have much to learn from each other. As Christians, we are lovers of Israel and all its people; it is the birthplace of Christianity and central to the coming of HaMashiach. We remain contrite for anti-semitism in the Christian heritage and are committed to return to the Jewish roots of the faith.
Today, we celebrate these things and our hearts are full. We stand with Israel, we stand with Jerusalem, now and always. Am Yisrael Chai!”
Again, we’re reserving any opinions about the image, because the conflict is thorny and discourse can often get toxic. Simply take a look at the post’s explosive comment section to see why:
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