Ambassador of Israel to India Naor Gilon shared a screenshot of getting hate messages through Twitter days after he intervened in the 'Kashmir Files' controversy. "Hitler was great" was the direct message sent to the Israel envoy.
"Just wanted to share one of a few DMs I got in this direction. According to his profile, the guy has a PhD. Even though he doesn’t deserve my protection, I decided to delete his identifying information," tweeted Gilon along with the screenshot of the message.
Just wanted to share one of a few DMs I got in this direction.
— Naor Gilon (@NaorGilon) December 3, 2022
According to his profile, the guy has a PhD🤔.
Even though he doesn’t deserve my protection, I decided to delete his identifying information. pic.twitter.com/cshJvnvVOF
After receiving support from the people for the tweet, he responded by posting "I'm touched by your tweet."
I’m touched by your support. The mentioned DM is in no way reflective of the friendship we enjoy in 🇮🇳, including on social media. Just wanted this to be a reminder that anti-Semitism sentiments exist, we need to oppose it jointly and maintain a civilized level of discussion🙏. https://t.co/y06JJNbKDN
— Naor Gilon (@NaorGilon) December 3, 2022
The message came days after Gilon responded to the controversial remarks made by Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid on 'Kashmir Files'. Gilon apologised to India in an "open letter" on Twitter on Tuesday.
"An open letter to #NadavLapid following his criticism of #KashmirFiles. It’s not in Hebrew because I wanted our Indian brothers and sisters to be able to understand. It is also relatively long so I’ll give you the bottom line first. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED," Gilon tweeted.
"The Kashmir Files", written and directed by Vivek Agnihotri, centres on the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits during militancy in the early 1990s. It was screened at the festival on November 22 under the Indian Panorama section.
Lapid, who was the international jury chair at the recent International Film Festival of India (IFFI) and stirred massive controversy by terming the Vivek Agnihotri film "vulgar" and a "propaganda". Later he apologised for his remarks and said that it was misinterpreted.