Acts of anti-Semitism will not be tolerated in Singapore, Coordinating Minister for National Security K Shanmugam said on Thursday (Nov 6)

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Singapore's Jewish community facing acts of hostility linked to Middle East conflict, says Shanmugam​

"All our communities, regardless of race and religion, have the right to feel safe in Singapore ... regardless of the size of their communities," said Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam.

Coordinating Minister for National Security K Shanmugam speaks to the media at Chesed-El Synagogue on Nov 06, 2025. (Photo: CNA/Marcus Mark Ramos)



Abigail Ng
06 Nov 2025 06:31PM (Updated: 06 Nov 2025 06:49PM)

SINGAPORE: Members of the Jewish community in Singapore have faced “unpleasant incidents, hostility, both online and offline”, prompting fears about their safety amid global tensions over the Israel-Hamas conflict, said Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam.

Speaking at the Chesed-El Synagogue on Thursday (Nov 6) during its 120th anniversary celebration, Mr Shanmugam said Jewish residents now feel "less secure".

"I came here today because there has been feedback from the Jewish community about how reactions in Singapore ... to events overseas have impacted the lives of some members of the Jewish community," he said.

Mr Shanmugam, who is also Coordinating Minister for National Security, cited several recent incidents.

In September, toilets in some international schools in Singapore were vandalised with anti-Israel vulgarities. Jewish students are enrolled in these schools.

Last month, a passing motorist shouted "free Palestine" at a member of the Jewish community who was wearing a skullcap, or kippah, on the way to the synagogue at Waterloo Street.

"In Singapore, followers of any faith who wear visible markers of their religion ... should never be made to feel targeted based on their religion," said Mr Shanmugam.

He also shared an example of a Malay man assaulting a Chinese man who was wearing a cap with a patch resembling the Israeli flag.

"Police are investigating. We don't yet know the full facts, why the man did what he did ... but it's a worrying trend," he said.

The government has also received a report of a Catholic person being condemned by a couple "in the name of God" for not doing anything for the Palestinians.

Late last year, there were incidents of graffiti in public toilets that said Malays support Hamas.

Mr Shanmugam said police are also investigating this and that all incidents are taken seriously.

"All our communities, regardless of race and religion, have the right to feel safe in Singapore ... regardless of the size of their communities," he said.

"Their places of worship - we cannot make them into fortresses. They have to be freely accessible, but at the same time, Singaporeans of all faiths should be able to go about their lives feeling safe and secure."

He added that Singapore has raised substantial amounts of funds for Palestinians, and has scholarships for them to come to Singapore, but Singaporeans should not target other Singaporeans.

"We don't bring in foreign conflicts to be against each other. And what happens overseas shall remain overseas."

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He should start by telling Halimah Yacob to stop stirring the issue online.

 

[Truthspeak]

PAP has answered who they really serve and had no tolerance for anyone who is against their masters.

 

[Rogue Trader]

I encourage him to check the real definition of "Semitic" before parroting western propaganda.

Khazarians killing Palestinians is really being anti semitic

 

[Geneco]

Need some advice how about usual suspects and shills still who are anti-mRNA when they avoid their latest mRNA jabs and contributing to excess deaths due to waning vaccine immunity lololololol

 

[Narong Wongwan]

If he’s really serious then he shouldn’t have let the 3 activist bitches off

 

[bobby]

He should propose a Minister-in-charge of Jewish Affairs