China’s national flag is seen waving at the Chinese Consulate General in Houston, Texas, July 22, 2020. Photo: Reuters / Adrees Latif.
JNS.org – The Chinese embassy in Japan recently uploaded, and then deleted, an antisemitic image on its official Twitter account.
The embassy tweeted on Thursday a cartoon image that showed the United States as the Grim Reaper, dressed in a “Stars and Stripes” outfit, who leaves behind a trail of blood as it walks from one door to another. On top of the doors are names of Middle Eastern countries, including Egypt, Syria, Libya and Iraq. The reaper’s scythe is dripping blood and has the Israeli flag on it, complete with a Star of David.
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This month the Israeli Embassy in Japan launched a unique initiative including a series of projects in the eastern Japanese region affected by the earthquake, tsunami and radioactive disaster in Fukushima. The initiative marks the 10th anniversary of the disaster.
This new cooperation between Israel and Japan will include a variety of projects in the fields of technological innovation, economics, culture and welfare. The various projects will include key figures from the Israeli high-tech world, author David Grossman, the Boom Pam band and pianist-composer Shai Maestro. The initiative is a continuation of Israeli support for the region, which began immediately after the disaster.