Sankei Shimbun reported that on June 14, Xue Jian, the Chinese Consul General in Osaka, posted on the social media platform X, juxtaposing the Nazi German flag and the Israeli flag with the caption:
“The Nazis (1933–1945) massacred Jews; Israel (1948– ) is a Jewish massacre (of others).”
Xue further stated: “For Nazi Germany, the U.S. was an enemy; for Israel, the U.S. is an ATM.” He also criticized Israel for “regarding themselves as a particularly sacred people,” “devoting much of their national power to the military,” “disregarding international law,” and “continuously expanding settlements on occupied land.”
On June 19, Gilad Cohen, Israel’s Ambassador to Japan, reposted Xue’s comments and issued a strong condemnation:
“The Chinese Consul General in Osaka has crossed every line. His incitement, using Nazi symbols to attack Israel, is not only disgraceful but also blatantly antisemitic, dangerous, and a severe insult to the memory of the Holocaust.”
Cohen added:
“Israel is currently defending itself against a genocidal Iranian regime that openly calls for Israel’s annihilation with nuclear weapons and possesses a vast arsenal of ballistic missiles. I urge Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to take immediate and decisive action. Antisemitism and incitement to hatred must not be tolerated in Japan.”
Source: Radio France International, June 20, 2025
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