After Hamas’s unexpected attack on Israel and the subsequent Israeli bombardments of Gaza, Jen Tao went on the Chinese social media platform Weibo to express her condolences for the thousands who had died on both sides of the conflict.
“I thought I was going to find kind words for the victims, but instead I was shocked to see a lot of hateful things posted about Muslims and Jews,” the 38-year-old surgeon at a hospital in Shanghai, told Al Jazeera.
Tao was particularly appalled when a video of a Chinese Israeli woman being taken away on a motorcycle by Hamas appeared on Chinese social media.
In the comment section, one netizen wrote: ”I do not want to pay attention to her!”
Another accused the woman of being a “Nazi monster” for having served in the Israeli military (most Israeli citizens have to complete military service).
“She is Chinese, but even she got such comments,” Tao said.
Original from www.aljazeera.com