On Friday, Israel’s Foreign Ministry voiced strong disapproval of comments made by South Korean President Lee Jae Myung. According to the ministry, Lee’s statements not only downplayed the gravity of the Holocaust but also propagated false information about Israeli military actions.
The ministry’s response, shared on the platform X and viewed over nine million times, criticized Lee for his remarks made just before Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, known as Yom HaShoah. They described his comments as “unacceptable,” calling for robust condemnation. Yom HaShoah, a solemn observance in Israel, will take place from Monday evening to Tuesday.
President Lee had pointed to a video from 2024, inaccurately claiming it depicted Israeli soldiers mistreating a Palestinian boy. He compared the scene to the “Jewish massacre or wartime killings,” which sparked outrage.
Israel’s Foreign Ministry clarified that the video in question was sourced from a disinformation account and that the incident had been thoroughly investigated two years prior. The ministry expressed puzzlement over why President Lee would resurrect a debunked narrative from the future year of 2024 and misrepresent it as a current situation.
Israel’s Foreign Ministry said the clip came from a disinformation account and that the event had been investigated two years ago.
“President Lee Jae Myung, for some strange reason, chose to dig up a story from 2024 and to cite a fake account that falsely presented it as a current event.
“This account is notorious for spreading anti-Israeli disinformation and falsehoods about Israel. The event discussed occurred during an operation against terrorists, at a time when Israeli soldiers were facing direct and immediate threats to their lives.
“The event was thoroughly investigated and addressed two years ago,” the ministry wrote.
The ministry rebuked Lee for failing to condemn recent Iranian and Hezbollah attacks on Israelis.
“Yet we have not heard a single word from the President about the terrorists who were at the center of this event. Nor have we heard a word from the President regarding the recent Iranian and Hezbollah terror attacks against Israeli citizens,” the post stated.
The ministry ended its post with this sentence: “Mr. President, it’s always better to check before posting.”
