Singapore has ignored Israel's Gaza atrocities for two years, but now suddenly they hand out sanctions...with Iran in the background. Right, so Singapore has finally sanctioned four Israelis, and you almost have to laugh, because if there was ever a state that could stretch the definition of “late to the party” into a full diplomatic philosophy, it’s Singapore. Two years of Gaza being levelled, two years of famine warnings, two years of the International Court of Justice saying the risk of genocide is real and ongoing, and Singapore didn’t move an inch. Then four settler extremists in the West Bank start making headlines, the region heats up, a tanker carrying cargo bound for Singapore gets grabbed in the Strait of Hormuz by Iran, and suddenly Singapore decides it’s time to show principle. Not on Gaza, obviously. Not where the real political cost ...