Why Singapore is ‘friend of all, enemy of none’ in Israel-Gaza war
2023-11-21 10:03:04 source：The Aljazeera
November 21, 2023
Singapore – Since the war erupted in Gaza, the tiny Southeast Asian city-state of Singapore has taken a stance of non-interference, reflecting a long-held foreign policy focused on being a “friend to all and enemy to none”.
At a special parliamentary session earlier this month, Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong explained that Singapore’s “longstanding support for a two-state solution remains unchanged”, in that Palestinian people have the right to a homeland and that Israel has the right to live within secure borders, he added.
Singapore “consistently takes a principled position” in line with international law and support of global peace and security, Wong stressed.
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