The government told the Israeli embassy in Singapore to remove a Facebook post that made claims by citing the Quran , said Minister for Home Affairs and Law K Shanmugam . The post, which was uploaded and deleted on Sunday (March 24), 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.
" Speaking at a media doorstop on Monday, Shanmugam called the Israeli embassy's post "completely unacceptable". "The post is wrong at many levels," he said. "First, it is insensitive and inappropriate. It carries the risk of undermining our safety, security and harmony in Singapor
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