Quora Answer: Will Singapore Come to Israel’s Aid if It is Attacked by the Arabs?

The following is my answer to a Quora question: “Will Singapore come to Israel’s aid if it is attacked by the Arabs militarily?”

If you had bothered to look at the map, you would notice that Singapore and Israel are not exactly close.  Between Singapore and Israel are all the Arab nations that would conceivably attack Israel.  Singapore is also surrounded by Muslim-majority nations.  If there were such a conflict, regardless of how close Singapore and Israel are diplomatically, Singapore is in no position to send any form of military aid.  Whatever we would consider sending would have to go through several thousand kilometres of hostile territory, whether by sea or by air.  Military aid for Israel is likely to come through the Mediterranean coast, from European and American assets based in the region, not from Singapore running through the gauntlet of the Red Sea, and then the Suez Canal.  That would be a suicide mission.