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Israel’s embassy in Singapore on Sunday deleted a social media post that used the Islamic holy book, the Quran, to justify Jewish settlements on Palestinian land, after orders from the Singaporean government. The now-deleted post was on the embassy’s official Facebook page, claiming that Israel is mentioned in the Quran 43 times while Palestine is not mentioned once. It also cited “each and every archaeological evidence” that links Israel to the Jewish people and allegedly proves that they are the indigenous people of the land. These comments were perceived as sanctioning illegal settlements b…

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