On President Lee Jae-myung’s criticism of Israel

If the pain and suffering of Palestine are to truly end, action must now be taken

President Lee Jae-myung shared a video on X (formerly Twitter) depicting atrocities committed by the Israeli military, adding, “There is no difference between forced ‘comfort women,’ the Holocaust, or killings in wartime.”
In response, Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs shamelessly criticized President Lee while attempting to conceal its own actions as if they were not factual. However, institutions such as the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court have already pointed out Israel’s acts of genocide and war crimes, and organizations like Amnesty International have criticized Israel for maintaining an apartheid system. While Israel—currently committing war crimes—and Western governments, including the United States, which are complicit in these massacres, deny these evident truths, Israel’s occupation and mass killings have sparked global outrage. ...

Israel has passed a law in its parliament that makes it easier to impose the death penalty on Palestinian prisoners. Israel has long confiscated Palestinian land, trampled on their lives, and carried out detention, torture, and routine killings (ethnic cleansing).