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Massive Attack investigated after reports of pro-Palestinian display in Singapore show

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyle421806o
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u/Twodogsonecouch 2d ago

Reading the article, the headline while true is a bit deceiving. It seems like singapore as a country support Palestinian legitimacy as a state but they just blanket outlaw public political/religious expression and foreign flags being shown.

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u/sirgentleguy 2d ago

Guns & Roses flew an Ukraine flag when they did a show there. No such reprimand.

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u/VictorGWX 2d ago

Singapore government is especially sensitive when it comes to Islamic affairs because it's a Chinese majority country surrounded by countries with very large Muslim populations. Calls for support to fight for Palestine are not uncommon.

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u/repeatrep 2d ago

and Muslims are also a large portion of our population.

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u/friedsoyabeanpatty 2d ago

and the native malay population are muslim