🇮🇱🇰🇷Why I Named My Account “Koreans Stand with Israel” Over the past week, several issues in South Korea have drawn attention around the world, and I’ve been incredibly grateful to see new followers from so many different countries discovering my account. I’ve welcomed new friends from Europe, Asia, South America, and many other parts of the world, along with many more Korean followers. To all of you, welcome. I’m truly glad you’re here!😊 Some of my new followers have asked me: “Why did you name your account ‘Koreans Stand with Israel’?” “Why would a Korean support Israel?” Today, I want to share the story behind that name. Earlier this year, I learned something about history that deeply shocked and moved me. I discovered that Jewish servicemen fought for the freedom of South Korea during the Korean War. The Korean War began in 1950 when North Korea invaded the South. The very existence of the Republic of Korea was at stake. Young men from countries around the world came to a distant land to defend freedom and democracy against communist aggression. And among them were Jews. More than 150,000 Jewish servicemen took part in the Korean War, and more than 1,500 gave their lives. Many had already lived through the horrors of World War II and the Holocaust. Some had lost their families. Some had lost everything. And yet, they chose to risk their lives once again for the freedom of people they had never met. Some came to Korea only a few years after enduring the horrors of the Holocaust. They could have simply rebuilt their lives and lived in peace. Instead, they crossed the world once again and risked their lives for people they had never met. When I first learned this, I was genuinely stunned. “Jews fought for South Korea?” I was overwhelmed with gratitude. And one thought stayed with me: “They fought for me before I was even born.” They never knew my name. They never knew what kind of life I would one day live, what dreams I would have, or what kind of person I would become. They never knew that I would grow up believing in God and worshipping Him freely. They simply fought for the next generation of Koreans they would never know. And I am one of those people. If South Korea had failed to preserve its freedom back then, the ordinary life I have today might never have existed. The freedom to walk down the street, to enjoy a good meal, to speak my mind freely on the internet, and to worship God freely— none of these things should ever be taken for granted. Someone once risked their youth, their future, and their life to protect them. After learning this history, the way I saw Israel and the Jewish people changed forever. Then, earlier this year, I experienced something else that shocked me. Earlier this year, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, who is influenced by the Chinese Communist Party, suddenly posted a message on X condemning Israel while quoting an Islamist extremist account known for spreading misinformation. This did not seem like a coincidence to me. Islamist extremist groups and the Chinese Communist Party are connected behind the scenes and support one another when their interests align. It appeared to me that Lee Jae-myung had been influenced to help create a negative public narrative against Israel. Koreans were deeply shocked. “Why would our government suddenly attack Israel, one of South Korea’s longtime friends?” Many Koreans began going directly to Israeli accounts to explain the Korean perspective and show their support. I was one of them. I left a comment on an Israeli account, explaining the situation from a Korean perspective and expressing my support. That was when I received my first wave of antisemitic abuse. People asked me: “Why do you support Israel?” I tried to explain the history between Korea and Israel, as well as the connections between North Korea and Palestinian militant groups and past terrorist attacks in South Korea. But one of the responses I received was: “I’ll kill you just like those civilians who were killed by terrorism carried out by North Korean and Palestinian militant groups.” I was completely stunned. But that experience led me to look more closely at Israeli accounts. And what I saw shocked me all over again. I saw ordinary Israelis sharing their daily lives, beautiful scenes from Israel, stories about their families and food, and small pieces of good news from their country— only to be met with waves of hatred and abuse. I also began seeing videos and reports about antisemitic crimes and threats that Israeli accounts were sharing. For the first time in my life, I was witnessing antisemitism with my own eyes. Growing up in South Korea, I simply had very little opportunity to encounter this reality firsthand. That was when I realized: “There was a world I had known almost nothing about.” And I began asking myself: “What can I do?” Recently, while I was praying, I felt a deep conviction in my heart that antisemitism had become dangerously severe and that Jewish people were facing a time of great danger. I felt called to raise my voice in support of Israel. There is one verse that has stayed in my heart: “A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.” — Proverbs 17:17 I support Israel because Israel and the Jewish people stood with us first. Israel itself was a newly established nation, only two years old, and was facing tremendous difficulties of its own. Yet during the Korean War, Israel provided South Korea with material aid, including rice and medical supplies, worth approximately $96,600 at the time. I believe this, too, is an important part of our history that deserves to be remembered. Because Jewish servicemen fought as part of the U.S., British Commonwealth, and other Allied forces, their stories were not widely recognized as part of the history of Korea’s defense. I myself only discovered this moving history earlier this year. And even today, many Koreans still do not know about it. If even Koreans themselves know so little about this history, how many people around the world know about it? Probably very few. That is why I want to tell this story. Especially now, when so many hateful accusations are being directed at Jewish people: “You are greedy.” “You are a group conspiring to control the world.” “You are harming the entire world.” I do not want to answer hatred with more hatred. I want to answer it with history. I want people to know that Jewish men once risked their lives for the people of South Korea and the generations that would come after them—people whose names they did not even know—and for freedom and democracy around the world. They did not know us. But they fought for us. And I believe that now, when their descendants are going through another difficult and frightening time, we should not turn our backs on them. So I ask myself: “What can I give back to them?” And I believe the answer is this: “Now it is our turn to take their hand.” Because they were the ones who reached out and took South Korea’s hand first. I believe one of the deepest values in Korean culture is the belief that we should never forget a kindness we have received—and that, someday, we should repay it. We do not easily forget a debt of gratitude. Even when many years pass, we remember. And someday, we try to repay it. That is why I am writing this. To remember the kindness we received decades ago. And if Jewish people are once again going through one of the darkest periods of their lives, I want to stand beside them. When antisemitism rises, I will raise my voice. When people forget this history, I will tell it again. And I will tell this story to the world. “We remember that you fought for South Korea.” So I will not change the name of this account. Some people ask me: “You post so much about Korea. Wouldn’t it make more sense to change your account name to something related to Korean news?” No. I will not change it. Until when? Until antisemitism disappears from this world, and until the stories of the Jewish servicemen who fought for the freedom of South Korea are known around the world. Until the world remembers the footsteps they took toward Korea and the hand they reached out to us. I will keep telling this story. Because they gave their lives for the next generation of Koreans like me—people they would never meet, people who had not even been born when they made that sacrifice. They never knew my name. But now I know their story. And I want to remember them. I want to say to them: “You were the ones who reached out and took South Korea’s hand first.” “We have not forgotten that kindness.” “Now it is our turn to take yours.” The debt we incurred 76 years ago—it is time to repay it. “A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.” — Proverbs 17:17 We will remember. And we will repay that debt of gratitude. Koreans Stand with Israel. 🇰🇷🇮🇱 - 📷 Photo Captions 1. On January 8, 1951, Captain Oscar M. Kupschutz, a Jewish chaplain with the U.S. Eighth Army, kneels in prayer at the grave of a fallen Jewish serviceman at the UN Cemetery in Daegu. 2. On August 10, 1952, Samuel Sobel, a Jewish chaplain from Hawaii serving with the U.S. Marine Corps 1st Division, blows the shofar during a Rosh Hashanah service held to celebrate the Jewish New Year during the Korean War. 3. On May 29, 1954, Jewish American servicemen attend a Shavuot service at the site known as the “Sinai of Korea.” Although the war had ended in 1953, Jewish servicemen remained in Korea as part of the post-armistice forces, helping maintain the peace. 4. The headstone of Corporal M. Ritterband, a 26-year-old Jewish British soldier who now rests at the UN Memorial Cemetery in Busan after giving his life for Korea in 1951.

I’m listening to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s full UN speech, and the part where he spoke about his brother was truly heartbreaking.😢💔 I knew he had lost his brother, but hearing him speak about it in his own words made it feel so much more real. It really broke my heart. Yonatan Netanyahu was truly a hero who saved the lives of so many people. 🇮🇱🫂 And Prime Minister Netanyahu is such a powerful speaker. You could truly feel the sincerity and emotion behind his words. “We’re going to win.” “We have no other choice.” He’s absolutely right. 😢 I’ll do everything I can here in Korea to support Israel and help her prevail. 🇰🇷🇮🇱💙

I’m so glad to see the partnership between South Korea, the United States, and Japan growing stronger! 🇰🇷❤️🇺🇸❤️🇯🇵 Together, we will do our best to defend freedom and democracy across the Indo-Pacific. 🌏🕊️

Korea’s baby warrior standing with Israel! 🇰🇷🇮🇱❤️

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The real sentiment in the Philippines 🇵🇭🇮🇱❤️

The Philippines and Israel have such a strong friendship! 🇵🇭🇮🇱 Reading these comments from Filipinos really warms my heart. ❤️

Every time I see something like this I have to ask myself if it’s really 2026. Whenever I read about the persecution of Jews in Europe I always wondered how people could have done that — were they even sane? How did the whole community just go along with it? Looking at Europe now it just feels like we’re living that history all over again. The fact that not a single player even tried to stop it is what really gets me. Israel never actually committed genocide. China did — locking a million Uyghurs in camps and slaughtering people in Hong Kong and Tibet. Yet they stay silent about China. That tells you everything. “Human rights” is just an excuse. They’re only doing this to look righteous while still looking after their own interests.

Behind Mark Carney stands the Chinese Communist Party, which has very close ties with Palestine.🇨🇳🇵🇸

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Many Filipinos support Israel. I absolutely do not believe that government represents the Filipino people. There are so many Filipinos who love Israel. In fact, many of my followers are Filipinos who love and support Israel. 🇵🇭🇮🇱❤️

🇵🇭Does the world know this? Do Filipinos even know this? Palestine sided with China in the South China Sea dispute. Palestine said China has sovereignty over the Spratly Islands. Pag-asa Island, Second Thomas Shoal — the waters Filipinos have risked their lives to defend. The sea Philippine soldiers held onto even while being rammed by Chinese ships and blasted with water cannons. The ruling Manila fought so hard to win at the international tribunal in 2016. And yet, someone openly backed China's claim to it. In 2016, right around the time that ruling came down, it wasn't Hamas that sided with China — it was a senior official from the so-called moderate Palestinian Authority and Fatah. He said the Philippines was wrong to file the case unilaterally. He said compulsory arbitration cannot solve it. Talks only. The same people who run to the UN, the International Court of Justice, and the International Criminal Court every week against Israel, shouting "international law." But the moment the Philippines used that very same international law against China, suddenly it became "unacceptable." China armed the PLO back in the 1960s and backed its push for independence. This was the payback. For them, justice isn't a principle — it's a tool they only pull out when it's convenient. On the South China Sea: "Settle it through talks." On their own issue: "The international community must intervene." Truly consistent people.

Watch this account’s posts and videos all the way through. @GAZAWOOD2 And raise your voice about the Israelis who were slaughtered on October 7 as well. Palestinian claims are hard to trust. Lying is routine for them, and most of the videos they post on TikTok are fabricated. I don’t know whether you care about Asia at all, but even their so-called moderate government supports China’s occupation of it. Look it up. A million Uyghurs have been subjected to organ harvesting. Children have been sexually exploited. And the Palestinian “moderate” government supports that. Hong Kongers were brutally killed by the Chinese Communist Party — and the Palestinian “moderate” government supported that too. Palestine presents itself as the victim while backing and funding the slaughter of Asians behind the scenes. Did you not know that? Stop watching only staged TikTok videos and look at the wider world. Asia has human rights too. Palestine is helping destroy them. Not sure if you knew this, but Asian children have human rights too. Palestine is the one destroying them.

🇰🇷🇮🇱 Next Saturday, October 3, South Korea will hold another large march in support of Israel! 📢 Announcement: 5787 Sukkot Israel Peace Rally & March in South Korea In celebration of Sukkot 5787, people in South Korea will once again come together to express their love and support for Israel. 🇰🇷🤝🏻🇮🇱 We stand with Israel in solidarity and pray for a world free from antisemitism, where the people of Israel can live in peace and security. We want the world — and especially the Jewish people — to know that you are never alone. 💙 🗓 When: Saturday, October 3, 2026 | 10:30 AM KST 📍 Where: Seoul Station Plaza & near the Embassy of Israel We invite fellow Koreans and everyone who loves Israel to join us and march together! Please give this event your attention, support, and prayers. 🙏🏻 Your presence and support will mean so much — not only to us, but also to the people of Israel. “Israel and Korea are one family!” 🇰🇷🇮🇱🫂💙

watching yall only ever chant about palestinian human rights while north koreans are starving, dying, and getting their human rights destroyed by a regime that palestine is one of the closest allies of and actively helps keep in power and yall just pretend none of that exists and only scream about palestine is genuinely fucking horrifying im so fucking disgusted i dont even know what to say rn

The killer isn’t Israel. The killer is Palestine. The photos below are from the Palestinian terrorist attack on our airport that killed civilians. Palestine has never once apologized to Korea for that attack. Don’t come lecturing Koreans. We stand with Israel forever. Palestine has been North Korea’s closest ally for more than 70 years

I have not even the slightest fear of expressing my love for Israel and the Jewish people, or of openly declaring that I stand with them. God gives me, day after day, the conviction to love Israel and the Jewish people deeply and to express that love and support boldly and wholeheartedly. Some may not fully understand the freedom from fear that comes from perfect love, or how boldly and confidently a person can stand when held by that love. — Isaiah 54:10 “For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.” No matter how much hate, criticism, or attacks are directed at me because of my account name or because I openly express my love for Israel and the Jewish people, my love will not waver. My love and support for Israel and the Jewish people are eternal. Even if the mountains depart and the hills are removed, it will never change. The reason I remain unshaken amidst so much criticism and attack is that God’s perfect love overcomes all fear. I stand with Israel, and I support the Jewish people. I will stand with them for as long as I live. That is why, today, as always, I openly declare that I stand with Israel and the Jewish people. And I will continue to do so. ❤️🇮🇱

I am proud that our Republic of Korea has always stood with Israel! 🇰🇷🇮🇱💙 For 78 years, South Korea has stood with Israel, and we will continue to stand with Israel forever! Because Israel is family to us. 🫂🇮🇱💙

Lies. Here is a partial list of countries that were in the room and appear on this false map: Panama, Colombia, Chile, Slovenia, Liberia, Ireland, North Macedonia, Uganda, Kenya, Mozambique, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Eswatini, the Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, Barbados, Tonga, Suriname, and Tuvalu.