That’s what the Israeli Institute for National Security Studies, INSS, writes on X.
The comments poured in after the embassy shared a post about a Chinese-Israeli student kidnapped by Hamas in connection with the October 7 attack.
Despite a policy banning “harmful content”, the comments remained on Chinese social media site Weibo weeks after they were posted, according to The Guardian.
Passed by the Chinese censors
The contempt for Israelis and Jews in the posts are not representative of the Chinese population at large, according to SVT’s China correspondent Tilde Lewin.
– On the other hand, it shows what kind of opinions some Chinese people have and which the Chinese censorship also allows, she says.
Want to see a two-state solution
China has historically been pro-Palestinian and wanted to see a two-state solution in the region. The line on a two-state solution remains firm to this day, but at the same time the relationship with Israel has developed.
Tourism, research and business are some of the areas where the countries have approached each other.
Refuses to condemn Hamas
China has not condemned Hamas’ attack on October 7, nor has it labeled them a terrorist organization, as, for example, the EU, the US and Egypt have done.
Some believe that it fuels the anti-Semitism in the comments section.
– The Chinese government’s message is clear: That anti-Semitic comments are tolerated, says Carice Witte, CEO of the Israeli think tank Signal Group to New York Times.