His Excellency Vivian Balakrishnan: Singapore will not be held hostage by its defence ties with Israel

[True Believer]

PAP needs to grow some balls and stand with Israel.

The PAP is afraid of offending the Muslims in SG so they cannot openly show their appreciation of Israel for coming to our aid in setting up S'pore's defence forces after independence, when no other country agreed to help us.

 

[glockman]

So you are affirming what I said that SG did nothing to help the anti apartheid South Africa struggles.
Didn't recognize the legitimacy of ANC. Didn't send any financial support.
Didn't send any aid.
Didn't advocate for ANC in the UN.
Didn't sanction apartheid South Africa.
Didn't even voice out the call to release Mandela until the rest of the world did so.
Singapore just bend in the prevailing winds. Spineless.
That is why Mandela went around the world thanking the countries and friends that remain steadfast supporting his struggle during his incarceration and not once did he thank Singapore for any of that.

Singapore did its part, read my earlier post again. You are just nitpicking and pontificating what Singapore ought to have done. It's just your opinion, which counts for nothing. Mandela visited Singapore in 1997 and gave a lecture at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies.



http://www.mandela.gov.za/mandela_speeches/1997/970306_singapore.htm

Anyway, this thread is about current events involving Israel and not about history on Mandela and the ANC. Let's keep to the subject matter.

 

[Loofydralb]

Singapore did its part, read my earlier post again. You are just nitpicking and pontificating what Singapore ought to have done. It's just your opinion, which counts for nothing. Mandela visited Singapore in 1997 and gave a lecture at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies.



http://www.mandela.gov.za/mandela_speeches/1997/970306_singapore.htm

Anyway, this thread is about current events involving Israel and not about history on Mandela and the ANC. Let's keep to the subject matter.

Like I said, Mandela came and yet he never thanked Singapore for helping the struggle against apartheid. That silence is deafening. Compared that to the warmth and profuse gratitude he gave to Mahathir.
He came because they organized the conference here, otherwise he wouldn't be coming.

What Singapore is doing wrt Palestine is exactly the same what they did to the apartheid struggle. Pontificate, speeches and nothing.

People have long memories. And people will have long memories.
Singapore will be remembered as that spineless nation among the last to recognize Palestine. They are already known to be the last to recognize ANC.

And I'll harp it all over the world when it happens.

Shameful.

 

[searcher1]

SG has follow USA for many years, don't act like we are strong independent in global presence.
They are only fearless with dealing with Opposition & Citizen.
They dare not even offend Foreigner in our own very Land.