Israel's Haaretz newspaper reported that the ambassador to Myanmar wished authorities good luck in tweets that have since been deleted ahead of the hearings next month at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague. Israel says envoy's 'GOOD LUCK' to Myanmar for genocide case was a mistake https://t.co/T5uzLWFWak — Dan Williams (@DanWilliams) November 28, 2019More than 730,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to neighbouring Bangladesh since a 2017 crackdown by Myanmar's military, which UN investigators say was carried out with "genocidal intent." The Israeli ambassador to Myanmar expressed support for those responsible for ethnically cleansing Rohingya Muslims.https://t.co/ODbvGmsytR — CJ Werleman (@cjwerleman) November 27, 2019Ronen Gilor, Israel's ambassador to Myanmar, had tweeted "Encouragement for a good verdict and good luck!" GOOD LUCK!" Western countries have widely condemned Myanmar's actions in Rakhine state while China has offered support for what it terms Myanmar's efforts to preserve domestic stability.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 28, 2019 09:00 UTC