Lee underscores human rights, sidesteps controversy over Holocaust remark

President Lee Jae Myung stressed the importance of universal human rights while speaking about the war in the Middle East, Tuesday, amid controversy over his social media post that Israel perceived as trivializing the Holocaust. His reiteration comes as the controversy continues, drawing strong backlash from Israel and criticism from the opposition bloc, which described his post as “a diplomatic blunder” that goes against “national interest.” In a Cabinet meeting at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, Lee said, “I urge the countries involved in (the Middle East) war to take courageous steps toward peace that the world so earnestly desires, based on the principles of universal human rights protection and the lessons of history.” Lee did not refer to Israel at all, instead framing his remarks in reference to the economic fallout for Korea from the U.S.-Israel war on Iran, with peace talks breaking off last weekend. His comments follow the controversy, which started on Friday when Lee shared a social media post with comments comparing Israeli soldiers’ abuse of a Palestinian child to the

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