Posted on 10/10/2023 8:10:20 PM PDT by FarCenter
TOKYO -- Japan's government has sought to maintain its delicate balance in Middle East diplomacy even amid the latest outbreak of violence between Israel and Hamas.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has condemned the attacks by Hamas on Israel while calling for restraint on both sides.
"Japan strongly condemns the attacks which severely harmed innocent civilians," Kishida posted Sunday on X, formerly known as Twitter.
In the next post in the thread, Kishida expressed deep concern about casualties in Gaza.
"All the parties concerned should exercise maximum restraint," Kishida wrote.
Unlike U.S. President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Kishida stopped short of calling the Hamas attacks "terrorism." He referred to the attackers as "Hamas and other Palestinian militants," suggesting the involvement of other groups.
Japan did not join the U.S., the U.K., France, Germany and Italy in issuing a joint statement Monday condemning Hamas and pledging united support for Israel.
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The world’s political class really need to just shut up
Or maybe we should start talking about the similarities between the attack on Israel and the Japanese’s rape of Nanking
The world is going to try and shut down Israel before they really get started. If so, then Hamas wins.
I guess Japan is worried about it’s oil supply from the Middle East.
This wouldn’t have happened under Shinzo.
Kishida is a pacifist
“The world’s political class really need to just shut up”
I agree - if they don’t have a dog in the fight, it’s best to keep quiet regarding something as complex as the Middle East, as it’s hard enough to get it right even when you follow it daily.
The entire LDP who has been running Japan 95% of the time since the end of WW2 should be run out of Tokyo on a rail . Conservative my as* ! They LOVE taxes and are lackeys of the US . Worthless POS .
All the parties concerned should exercise maximum restraint,”
all to protect the savages who murder babies by lopping off thier heads, no thanks
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