TEL AVIV: Singapore cannot alter the trajectory of the war between Israel and Hamas, or reshape the Middle East’s geopolitical landscape, but it can help in ways that are far from just symbolic, said Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan.
“We can be helpful, we can be constructive. We can maintain our relationships between them, but do not ever think that we are determinative of outcomes,” he said on Thursday (Nov 6) during a media interview at the conclusion of his four-day visit to the Palestinian Territories and Israel.
“While we cannot alter the course of history, we can do good if we can save lives with humanitarian assistance, or medical assistance, or supplies, medical supplies, food,” he said. “That is not symbolic, that’s real.”
