Israeli Embassy's Controversial Post Taken Down in Singapore

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The Embassy of Israel in Singapore has removed a post that made claims by citing the Quran, following intervention by the Singapore Government. Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam expressed his strong disapproval of the post, deeming it 'completely unacceptable'. The post was uploaded on the embassy's official Facebook page on March 24 and was subsequently taken down.

A post by the Embassy of Israel in Singapore that had made claims by citing the Quran has been taken down after intervention by the Singapore Government . Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam condemned the post, calling it “completely unacceptable”.

The post was made on the official Facebook page of the Israeli embassy in Singapore on March 24 and taken down that evening.

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