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Israeli general
The man in the viral Xiangshan Forum clip was not an Israeli general. Multiple reports identify him as Elad Shoshan, Israel’s military/defence attaché in Beijing, and one identifies him specifically as Col. Elad Shoshan.
Full reasoning
The post misidentifies the Israeli official in the video.
Reporting on the same Xiangshan Forum exchange identifies the person confronted by Yan Xuetong as Elad Shoshan, the military attaché at Israel’s embassy in Beijing. South China Morning Post reports that Yan was confronting “Elad Shoshan, the military attaché with the Israeli embassy in Beijing.”
A separate report from Ynet identifies him more specifically as “IDF attaché, Col. Elad Shoshan.” A colonel is not a general rank, so calling him an “Israeli general” is inaccurate.
Because the correction is only about the official’s identity/rank, it does not rely on any disputed claims about the Gaza war itself.
2 sources
- Chinese scholar confronts Israeli diplomat over Gaza at Xiangshan forum in viral video | South China Morning Post
Yan Xuetong ... was shown confronting Elad Shoshan, the military attaché with the Israeli embassy in Beijing...
- Top Chinese scholar filmed accusing IDF attaché of killing '70,000 civilians' in Gaza
Prof. Yan Xuetong ... challenged IDF attaché, Col. Elad Shoshan...