{"id":2067470,"date":"2023-10-14T14:33:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-14T18:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-expresses-deep-disappointed-over-chinas-response-to-hamas-attack\/"},"modified":"2023-10-14T14:36:48","modified_gmt":"2023-10-14T18:36:48","slug":"israel-expresses-deep-disappointed-over-chinas-response-to-hamas-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-expresses-deep-disappointed-over-chinas-response-to-hamas-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel expresses strong disappointment with China&#8217;s response to the Hamas attack."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisrael-expresses-deep-disappointed-over-chinas-response-to-hamas-attack%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2067470&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<p>Israel expressed &#8220;deep disappointment&#8221; to a Chinese foreign ministry official regarding their\u200b response to the recent Hamas attack. The statement was made before an Israeli Embassy \u2062employee in Beijing was stabbed, leading the United States to advise its citizens\u2063 in China to be cautious \u200cabout their personal \u200bsecurity.<\/p>\n<p>Rafi Harpaz, an Israeli foreign\u2062 ministry official, had a phone call with Zhai \u2062Jun, China&#8217;s special envoy to\u200b the Middle \u2062East.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related \u200bStories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/china\/ccp-is-fully-supporting-palestinians-amid-israel-hamas-war-gordan-chang-5506870?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>CCP Is &#8216;Fully\u200d Supporting&#8217; Palestinians Amid Israel-Hamas War: Gordan\u200b Chang<\/h3>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/10\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/china\/ccp-is-fully-supporting-palestinians-amid-israel-hamas-war-gordan-chang-5506870?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/china\/chinas-xi-meets-senate-delegation-in-beijing-led-by-sen-schumer-5506374?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>In Meeting\u200c With \u2062China&#8217;s Xi, Sen. Schumer Criticizes Beijing&#8217;s Response to Israel\u2013Hamas Conflict<\/h3>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/9\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/china\/chinas-xi-meets-senate-delegation-in-beijing-led-by-sen-schumer-5506374?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">Israel&#8217;s foreign\u200b ministry \u2064expressed their disappointment with China&#8217;s response to the recent events in the \u2063south, where Hamas \u2063committed a\u2064 terrible massacre against innocent civilians and abducted dozens of them to Gaza. They called \u200bfor \u2064a clear \u2062and unequivocal condemnation of\u200d Hamas by\u200d the Chinese government.<\/div>\n<p>According to\u2062 Beijing&#8217;s foreign ministry,\u2063 Zhai Jun\u200d reiterated China&#8217;s concern about the escalating tensions\u2062 and violence between Palestine and Israel. While expressing sadness over\u200d civilian casualties,\u2063 Zhai did not specifically mention Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese regime has refrained from naming Hamas, labeling \u2063it as a resistance organization, while the United States and other Western countries consider\u2063 it a \u200dterrorist\u200c group.<\/p>\n<p>In their initial statement after\u2062 the Hamas attack, China&#8217;s foreign ministry spokesperson urged all parties \u200bto remain calm and exercise\u200c restraint.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer criticized China&#8217;s response during his visit to Beijing,\u2064 expressing\u200d disappointment and \u2062calling for\u200d condemnation of the attacks. The Israeli Embassy in Beijing also urged \u2064China to show solidarity and support for Israel,\u2062 expecting stronger condemnation of Hamas.<\/div>\n<p>Later,\u200d China updated its \u2063response \u200bto the Israel\u2013Hamas conflict, expressing \u200dsadness over civilian\u200c casualties\u2064 and condemning acts\u200b against\u2063 civilians without mentioning Hamas by name.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">When asked for stronger condemnation of Hamas,\u2062 China&#8217;s response emphasized its\u200d friendship with\u2062 both \u2062Israel and Palestine. Meanwhile, China&#8217;s state media blamed Western \u200ccountries, led by the United States, for the \u2064Israeli-Palestinian conflicts.<\/div>\n<p>China&#8217;s \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-expresses-deep-disappointed-over-chinas-response-to-hamas-attack\/\" title=\"Israel expresses strong disappointment with China's response to the Hamas attack.\">tightly controlled social \u200bmedia platforms flooded<\/a> with images and\u2062 videos highlighting Israeli airstrikes on Gaza and the suffering of Palestinian\u2063 civilians.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\" style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>A ball of fire erupts from\u200d the Jala Tower as it is destroyed in an Israeli airstrike on Hamas targets in Gaza city, which is controlled by the Hamas movement,\u200c on May \u206215, 2021. (Mahmud Hams\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-figure\" style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Palestinians displaced\u200d from \u200btheir homes as a\u2063 result of Israeli raids in\u2062 Gaza\u200c City, \u2063Gaza, on \u2062Oct. 13, 2023. (Ahmad Hasaballah\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>While some\u2064 posts condemning Hamas&#8217; attack were censored, critical comments often faced backlash.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">On social media platform Weibo, a user\u2064 questioned\u2063 the \u2063United States&#8217; involvement, accusing Hamas of using civilians \u2064as shields.\u200b When the\u200b Consulate General of Israel in Guangzhou called for the release of\u2062 children and hostages, \u2062pro-Palestine and antisemitic \u200ccomments dominated the comment section.<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">An Israeli embassy employee in Beijing was assaulted, causing shock and concern.\u2064 The victim, a family member of an \u2062Israeli diplomat, was \u200din stable condition in the hospital.\u200c The \u200cU.S. embassy in China offered support \u200dto the Israeli embassy and community, advising American \u200dcitizens to remain vigilant.<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-figure\" style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>A\u2063 Chinese paramilitary policeman stands guard at the entrance to\u200c the\u2062 Israeli embassy in Beijing on\u200c October 13, 2023, \u200dafter an\u2064 embassy employee was\u2062 attacked \u200delsewhere\u2064 in the city. (Michael Zhang\u200b \/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns expressed shock over the incident and offered support \u2063to the Israeli \u2062embassy.\u200b The U.S. embassy in China \u200cadvised maintaining vigilance, although \u200bno specific\u200b threats \u200cwere detected.<\/p>\n<p>Reuters contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Why did the Israeli Embassy in Beijing urge\u2062 China to show solidarity and support for Israel?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  May 15, 2023, in Gaza City. (Photo by\u2062 MAHMUD HAMS\/AFP via \u200bGetty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">The \u200bChinese government&#8217;s response to the recent Hamas attack has generated disappointment and criticism from Israel \u2063and \u200dthe United States. Israel&#8217;s\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubio-calls-out-chinas-latin-american-power-grab-under-the-very-nose-of-the-biden-admin\/\" title=\"Rubio Calls Out China\u2019s Latin American \u2018Power Grab\u2019: Under The \u2018Very Nose\u2019 Of The Biden Admin\">foreign ministry expressed<\/a>\u2064 its &#8220;deep disappointment&#8221; to a Chinese \u200dforeign ministry official, calling for a clear condemnation of \u2063Hamas by the Chinese government.<\/div>\n<p>The recent Hamas attack in the south of Israel resulted in a terrible massacre\u2064 against innocent civilians and the \u200cabduction\u2062 of dozens of them to Gaza. Israel expects stronger condemnation of Hamas, which it considers a terrorist \u200bgroup. However, the Chinese regime refrained from specifically mentioning Hamas, labeling it as a resistance organization.<\/p>\n<p>China&#8217;s foreign ministry spokesperson initially urged \u2063all parties to remain calm and exercise restraint in their statement after the Hamas attack. However, this response\u2062 was criticized by Senate Majority Leader Chuck \u200cSchumer during his visit to Beijing. Schumer expressed disappointment and called for condemnation of the attacks. The Israeli Embassy in Beijing\u200b also urged China to show solidarity and support for Israel.<\/p>\n<p>China later updated its response to the Israel-Hamas conflict, expressing \u200csadness over civilian casualties and condemning acts \u200cagainst civilians without mentioning Hamas\u2062 by name. When asked for stronger condemnation of\u200d Hamas, China emphasized its friendship with both Israel and Palestine. However, China&#8217;s state media \u200cblamed Western countries, led by the United States, for the\u200d Israeli-Palestinian conflicts.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese government&#8217;s tightly controlled social media platforms flooded with images and\u2062 videos highlighting Israeli airstrikes on\u200c Gaza\u200c and\u2062 the \u2063suffering of \u200bPalestinian\u200c civilians.\u200d This portrayal further fueled criticism from Israel and the United States, as it appeared to lack objective and balanced reporting.<\/p>\n<p>The recent \u200cstabbing of an \u200dIsraeli Embassy employee in Beijing has raised concerns about the safety of \u2064foreign citizens in\u200b China. As a result, the United States has advised its citizens in China to be cautious about their personal security.<\/p>\n<p>This\u2064 incident highlights the need for diplomatic\u2063 efforts to address these escalating tensions\u2062 between Israel and Palestine. It is crucial for all parties to engage in constructive dialogue and seek peaceful resolutions to prevent further violence \u200dand loss of innocent lives.<\/p>\n<p>Israel and the United States\u200d hope that China will take\u200c a more proactive role in promoting\u200b peace and condemning terrorist acts perpetrated by Hamas. With its growing influence in the international arena, China has the potential to play a significant role \u200bin facilitating dialogue and fostering a peaceful resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.<\/p>\n<p>It is essential for all countries to come together\u200d and work towards finding a comprehensive and lasting solution that respects the\u2063 rights and aspirations of both\u2062 the Israeli \u2062and \u2062Palestinian people. In this process, clear and unequivocal condemnation of terrorism, including acts perpetrated by Hamas,\u200d is crucial to ensuring global peace and \u2063security.<\/p>\n<p>This situation also serves as a reminder of the\u200c interconnectedness of global security and the importance of international cooperation in \u200caddressing complex geopolitical challenges. The Israeli-Palestinian\u2064 conflict requires a collective effort from all nations to achieve a \u200djust and lasting peace.<\/p>\n<p>As the situation continues\u200c to evolve, it is imperative for nations to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-calls-for-peace-and-stability-with-taiwan-in-meeting-with-ccp-counterpart-2\/\" title=\"Blinken Calls for \"Peace and Stability\" with Taiwan in Meeting with CCP Counterpart\">maintain open lines<\/a> of communication and \u200cengage in diplomatic initiatives\u2064 to\u2062 de-escalate tensions and promote\u2063 a peaceful resolution. 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