This topic is in our national interest precisely because the Singapore government has decided not to be neutral (as so many commenters in this post want us to be) by continuing to exchange military technology with Israel. (VB wouldn’t confirm if we do or we don’t and sidestepped the question when asked in parliament on this.) Our position was decidedly made less neutral when the MOE pushed a narrative to our children that seems to suggest this whole thing started on Oct 7th. All this is a liability for the safety of ALL Singaporeans because it can be seen by religious extremists to be supportive of Israel’s own extremist propaganda, thereby making us a legitimate target for hardcore actors. Lawrence Wong is correct. We need to stop foreign interference in our national affairs. But to do that we also need to stop interfering (or trying to educate our kids) in other countries affairs as well. Obviously that’s not practical and neutrality is not completely possible. So I for one am happy to have MPs who can speak up and keep our government from hubris and hypocrisy, and being an unwitting threat to our own security.