Israel envoy pans 'megaphone diplomacy' after ASEAN outcry on Gaza

Ambassador to Singapore says possible Netanyahu exit won't stop Asia outreach

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Sagi Karni, Israel's ambassador to Singapore, defended his country's handling of the recent Gaza conflict in an interview. (Source photos by Embassy of Israel in Singapore and Reuters) 

DYLAN LOH, Nikkei staff writer

SINGAPORE -- "Megaphone diplomacy" denouncing Israel is "cynical" and "completely futile" if the goal is to help Palestinians, the Israeli ambassador to Singapore argued weeks after a war with Gaza brought stern condemnations from some Southeast Asian states.

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