{"id":66253,"date":"2026-04-14T04:51:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T04:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/66253\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T04:51:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T04:51:11","slug":"what-is-really-behind-south-koreas-row-with-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/66253\/","title":{"rendered":"What is really behind South Korea\u2019s row with Israel?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At least 26 South Korean tankers are thought to be stranded near the Strait of Hormuz. That fact alone may best explain why President <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/lee-jae-myung?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lee Jae Myung<\/a> walked into a diplomatic firefight with <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/israel?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Israel<\/a> last week, analysts say.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The row erupted on Friday when Lee commented on a grainy clip that appeared to show Israeli soldiers pushing a body from a rooftop.<\/p>\n<p>The footage, which dates <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/world\/middle-east\/article\/3279350\/footage-shows-israeli-soldier-pushing-body-roof-west-bank-raid?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">to September 2024<\/a>, was originally posted by a Palestinian activist account alongside a caption falsely claiming it showed live footage of a child being tortured and thrown from a building.\u201cWe need to verify whether this is true, and if so, what actions were taken,\u201d Lee wrote, adding that there was \u201cno difference\u201d between such wartime killings or the Holocaust and \u201c<a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/comfort-women?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">comfort women<\/a>\u201d \u2013 a euphemism for Koreans forced into sexual slavery by Japanese forces during World War II.<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Visitors look at an exhibition ahead of Israel\u2019s national Holocaust memorial day at Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre, in Jerusalem, on Sunday. Photo: Reuters\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/02f8423c-5e92-4466-8e2d-618e2bec5bb0_ac707f82.jpg\" title=\"Visitors look at an exhibition ahead of Israel\u2019s national Holocaust memorial day at Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre, in Jerusalem, on Sunday. Photo: Reuters\"\/>Visitors look at an exhibition ahead of Israel\u2019s national Holocaust memorial day at Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre, in Jerusalem, on Sunday. Photo: Reuters<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The comparison landed like a lit match. Israel\u2019s foreign ministry swiftly fired back, accusing Lee of trivialising the massacre of Jews on the eve of the country\u2019s Holocaust Remembrance Day and of amplifying a \u201cfake account\u201d notorious for spreading anti-Israeli disinformation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"At least 26 South Korean tankers are thought to be stranded near the Strait of Hormuz. 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