““Added to this, the SAF had adopted a defensive Israeli model and had turned to Israeli defense forces to institute it. Indonesia and Malaysia wondered if Singapore, like Israel, saw itself as an embattled country in a world of enemies. Would it adopt the Israeli practice of attacking first and asking questions later? There was a religious dimension as well. As countries with large numbers of Muslims, Malaysia and Indonesia sympathized with the Arab and Palestinian causes. Having Israeli advisors in the neighborhood was a hard pill to swallow.””
