Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said that his country will maintain relations with the Palestinian independence organization Hamas.
Anwar Ibrahim said that Malaysia disagrees with the US move to impose sanctions against countries that provide financial and ammunition support to Hamas. Malaysia only recognizes the sanctions of the UN Security Council and not the unilateral sanctions of the US.
Anwar Ibrahim said these things in response to a question from Wan Ahmed Faisal during the prime minister's question and answer session in Malaysia's Dewan Rakyat (Parliament) on Tuesday (November 7) local time.
He said, we do not agree with the way the United States is dealing with it. Malaysia will only recognize sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council through multilateral means.
Anwar Ibrahim said that he has spoken to several countries, including Islamic countries, and they all share the same position about not recognizing the US bill.
We will maintain relations with Hamas and not classify the group as terrorists, he said.
On November 1, the US House of Representatives passed a bill to impose sanctions on foreign supporters of Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement. The Hamas International Financing Prevention Act was passed, with 363 congressmen voting in favor of the bill and 46 members opposing it.
Anwar said, 'I will not accept any such threat. This action is unilateral and illegal, as we as members of the United Nations only recognize decisions taken by the United Nations Security Council.'
Malaysia, a Muslim-majority country, has long sided with the Palestinians. Malaysia has not yet given any diplomatic recognition to Israel. The country has even announced that it will not recognize the two-state system for Israel-Palestine unless it is implemented. Many conferences on the issue of Palestine have been held in the capital, Kuala Lumpur.
The United States is Malaysia's third largest trading partner after China and Singapore. US foreign direct investment in Malaysia in 2022 was US$13.2 billion.
If the two Palestinian organizations are supported, the governments will freeze US aid or controlled arms exports for one year.
International financial institutions will also be ordered to stop providing aid to these governments for one year.
International financial institutions will also be ordered to stop providing aid to these governments for one year.
In addition, support for the current prime minister is slowly eroding among the Muslim community in Malaysia. According to a study by the Ilham Center, a Malaysian think tank, only 24 percent of core Malays support the current prime minister. Instead, it has about 88 percent Chinese and 81 percent Indian ethnic groups.
British MP resigns over Gaza ceasefire demand
British Labor Party MP Imran Hussain has resigned from Parliament demanding an immediate ceasefire in the besieged Gaza Strip. British media BBC reported the information on Wednesday (November 8).
Imran Hussain resigned after Labor Party leader Kier Starmer rejected pressure on the government to withdraw the ceasefire. Through this resignation, Imran Hossain is basically trying to put pressure on the party chief regarding the cease-fire in Gaza.
Imran Hussain is Britain's Shadow Cabinet Minister for 'New Deal for Working People'.
Imran Hussain insisted on resolving the Gaza crisis through humanitarian ceasefire. However, Labor Party leader Kier Starmer disagrees with Imran on this matter.
In a letter to the Labor Party leader, he said the blockade of the Palestinian Gaza Strip and cutting them off from food, water, electricity, medicine and medical facilities is a breach of international law.
In this situation, I, like many, am embarrassed by your comments about the continued Israeli attack on Gaza. You support the crimes committed by the Israeli army in Gaza.
Criticizing Starmer's role, Imran Hussain said he would support a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
On October 7, Israel started bombarding the Gaza Strip after the Gaza Strip independence group Hamas launched an ambush on Israel. More than 10,569 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip in the last month's operation. Among them, the number of children and minors is at least 4 thousand 324 people.
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