{"id":257241,"date":"2026-04-12T21:21:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T12:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/2026\/04\/12\/president-lee-s-social-media-statement\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T16:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T07:55:08","slug":"president-lee-s-social-media-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/politics\/2026\/04\/12\/president-lee-s-social-media-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Is President Lee&#8217;s Social Media Statement on Israel Undermining National Interests?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>President Lee&#8217;s social-media post sharing an &#8216;Israeli soldier&#8217; video sparks heated debate<\/h1>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/contents-cdn.viewus.co.kr\/image\/2026\/04\/CP-2023-0067\/image-43a80e2d-2002-4565-864e-35e31acac14f.jpeg\" alt=\"&nbsp;  Yonhap NewsPresident Lee Jae-myung speaks at a senior secretaries\\' meeting at the Blue House on April 9.\" \/><figcaption>&nbsp;  Yonhap NewsPresident Lee Jae-myung speaks at a senior secretaries&#8217; meeting at the Blue House on April 9.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Democratic Party pushed back against the People Power Party after it criticized President Lee Jae-myung\u2019s Israel-related comments on social media, calling the opposition\u2019s charges a \u201cpolitical attack that obscures the core issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Party spokeswoman Park Ji-hye said in a written briefing on the 12th that, as South Korea\u2019s president, Lee used social media to reaffirm universal human values\u2014such as protecting human life and dignity\u2014and urged the opposition to \u201cstop this politically motivated diversion of the issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Park argued that dismissing the remarks as mere social-media politics or a diplomatic blunder undermines South Korea\u2019s standing as a responsible member of the international community. She warned that the People Power Party\u2019s call for a \u201crock-like prudence\u201d must not become an excuse for cowardice that requires silence in the face of injustice and human-rights abuses.<\/p>\n<p>She also said the opposition should not remain trapped in outdated ideology or narrow, binary thinking, nor should it sabotage government efforts to advance peace on the Korean Peninsula and improve inter-Korean relations.<\/p>\n<p>The rebuttal responded to a statement from People Power Party chief spokesperson Choi Bo-yoon the same day, who urged, \u201cPresident Lee should stop social-media politics that harm national interests.\u201d Choi accused the Lee administration of practicing \u201cselective human-rights advocacy,\u201d suggesting it is overly lenient toward North Korea while quick to lecture on international disputes. The controversy intensified after President Lee shared, on social media two days earlier, a video that purports to show an Israeli Defense Forces soldier torturing a Palestinian child and pushing him off a rooftop. Lee wrote that \u201cthere is no difference between the massacre of Jews and killings during wartime,\u201d a post that drew a protest from Israel\u2019s foreign ministry.<\/p>\n<p>Ruling-party lawmakers defended the president\u2019s intent and rallied around him. Han Min-su, chief secretary to party leader Jeong Cheong-rae, wrote on Facebook that \u201cthe very fact there is debate over universal human rights is lamentable,\u201d adding that any politician who opposes respect for human rights\u2014the foundation of the Republic of Korea\u2019s constitution and international common sense\u2014should step down. Kim Young-hwan, the party leader\u2019s chief political secretary, said, \u201cNot remaining silent in the face of injustice and defending universal values is the duty of global citizens,\u201d and expressed support for the president\u2019s clear, principled stance. Strategy Planning Committee Chair Lee Yeon-hee said the president\u2019s message \u201cwas not meant to antagonize a particular country but to issue a clear declaration about universal values,\u201d stressing that human rights transcend borders and no country should be exempt\u2014\u201cthat is the essence of the message,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Democratic Party criticized the People&#8217;s Power for attacking President Lee&#8217;s social media statements on Israel, calling it a political 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