Invoking Holocaust rescue, Chinese envoy says Israel must not close doors to China

2 February 2020, 7:22 pm

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The Chinese embassy to Israel invokes China’s rescue of Jewish refugees during the Holocaust in its protest of Israel’s travel ban on Chinese visitors, due to the spiraling coronavirus epidemic.

“I feel bad and sad. Because it actually recalled for me, the old days, the old stories, that happened in World War II, the Holocaust,” says diplomat Dai Yuming.

“Many Jewish were refused when they tried to seek assistance. Only very, very few countries opened their doors, one of them is China. I hope Israel will never close their door to the Chinese,” he says.

Israel has halted flights from China and toughened border restrictions over fears the new virus could spread to the Jewish state.