Malaysia’s PM Anwar Ibrahim condemns Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide, promising unwavering support for Palestine

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim requested the struggle of the Palestinian people and has condemned Israel’s ongoing offensive on Gaza and its genocidal acts against the Palestinian population. His keenness to seek to realize Palestinian rights in various international forums as well as insisting on Malaysia’s ability to raise its voice for the Palestinian cause.

This came during a telephone call, and Ibrahim happily accepted the movement’s communication with him. He deeply emphasized the depth of the fraternal relationship between the Malaysian and Palestinian peoples. Further, he said that the period of his waiting for justice, which lasted about a quarter of a century, was too short compared to the struggles of  Palestinian people for freedom and justice.

While calling, the Hamas leadership expressed gratitude to Anwar Ibrahim for assuming the position of Prime Minister of Malaysia after the recent general elections. Present leader Ismail Haniyeh expressed warm feelings to Mr Anwar Ibrahim and the new Malaysian government for the success and advancement of the country by showing its duty as a leading country in the Islamic world. 

Haniyeh welcomed the Malaysian Prime Minister for the continuous support of the Palestinian people and to continue the latest Malaysian positions in favour of the Palestinian cause. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said that he spoke clearly during his visit to Germany about the need to stop the “hypocrisy of the West” regarding Gaza.

This came in statements he made to Anadolu during his visit to the Martyrs Mosque in the German capital, Berlin, during which he touched on the Israeli attacks on Gaza and the bilateral relations between his country and Turkey.

Ibrahim said: “I spoke here (in Germany) very clearly about the need to stop the West’s hypocrisy regarding Gaza. The problem is not the October 7 attack, but the entire treatment in Gaza, colonialism, the apartheid regime, and ethnic cleansing, and this must stop now.” He indicated that he was in Germany on an official visit, during which he held fruitful meetings with President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Chancellor Olaf Schulz.

He explained that Steinmeier and Schulz also called for a ceasefire and the provision of humanitarian aid in Gaza, pointing out that they stressed that the international community must take measures to solve this problem and not fail in performing its moral duty.

Regarding the relations between Turkey and Malaysia, Ibrahim stressed that they have progressed well and have reached the level of strategic partnership since the beginning of his friendship with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

He added that Malaysia cooperates with Turkey in many fields, such as investment, trade, culture, education, defense, and agriculture, expressing his deep gratitude for the cooperation programs that will strengthen relations between the two countries in the future.

Ibrahim said in a joint press conference after meeting with Schulz that they agreed that the war in Gaza must be stopped. He added that Malaysia’s foreign policy position “is very clear and has not changed, as it stands against colonialism, apartheid, ethnic cleansing and forced displacement in any country, in Ukraine or Gaza.”

In the press conference, he called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, saying: “We need a ceasefire and the provision of humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people, especially Gaza. “There has been oppression, plundering, and plundering of the Palestinians for many years.”

He stressed that they could not “simply erase or forget 60 years of brutality and depredation carried out by Israel,” and that they would make no apologies for their relations with the political wing of Hamas.