After a statement by Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif triggered a reaction from Israel, within just a few days Israel’s sharp rhetoric has now also been directed at the presidents of Turkey and South Korea.
On social media, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders strongly reacted to remarks made by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in which he reportedly said that if Pakistan were not mediating, Turkiye would have entered a war against Israel.
Israel has also criticized the president of South Korea over a social media post, expanding its diplomatic tensions beyond the region.
Meanwhile, on social media platform X, Professor François Bellot, director of UGII, wrote that over the past week Israel has been involved in diplomatic disputes with Spain, France, Italy, South Korea, Pakistan, and Turkey. He added that this situation does not appear sustainable and is likely to worsen further.
He also stated that global public opinion is increasingly turning against Israel, and democratic governments ultimately have to take the views of their populations into account.
South Korea controversy
Israel’s criticism of South Korean President Lee Jae-myung reportedly came after he posted a video on social media highlighting alleged human rights violations by the Israeli military.
In response, Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement saying that President Lee Jae-myung’s remarks—made just a day before Holocaust Remembrance Day—“downplayed the murder of Jews,” and were “unacceptable and deserving of strong condemnation.”
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