Singaporean authorities first disclosed the case to the media and public on 10 March 2021. During a visit by Muslim leaders to the Maghain Aboth Synagogue, the Singaporean Minister for Law and Minister for Home Affairs K. Shanmugam stated that Amirull was arrested not because of his sympathies to the Palestinian cause but because he wanted to kill innocent people, which would have undermined religious and racial harmony in Singapore. [1] [2] The Maghain Aboth Synagogue attack plot was covered by several Singaporean and international media including The Straits Times , South China Morning Post , Channel NewsAsia , The Jerusalem Post , Ynet, the Jewish Chronicle , The Star , and Arutz Sheva . [1] [2] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
In addition, several representatives of the Singapore Muslim community including Mufti Dr Nazirudin Mohd Nasir, Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS) Chief Executive Mr Esa Masood, and Head of Harmony Centre Liyana Rosli Asmara met with leading representatives of the Singapore Jewish community including Chief Rabbi Mordechai Abergel, Jewish Welfare Board Singapore President Mr Nash Benjamin and Vice-President Mr Reuben Khafi at the Maghain Aboth Synagogue to reaffirm communal ties between the two communities and condemn extremism, radicalism, and violence. Mufti Dr Naziruddin also condemned "radical and extremist ideas" within the Muslim community and emphasized the common Abrahamic heritage between Jews and Muslims. [10]
The Jewish Agency for Israel's Chairman Isaac Herzog linked the synagogue attack plot to an upsurge of antisemitism in the post-COVID-19 pandemic world and called security forces across the world to increase their vigilance. [9]
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