Malaysia will not change its stance on Gaza, says PM Anwar
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Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced that the country was committed to building a school, hospital and mosque as part of its contribution to Gaza's rebuilding.
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KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia will not waiver from its stand to free Palestine as a Muslim country, says Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
“With concerns about Gaza, Malaysia will not change its stand on this issue. What is important is that Malaysia maintains its stance, as other Muslim countries,” he said.
Mr Anwar said this to the media after the launching of the book, A Malik Bennabi Reader, and the launch of the International Institute of Futures Studies at the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilisation – International Islamic University of Malaysia (Istac-IIUM) in Kuala Lumpur on Feb 5.
He was responding to a question of whether Malaysia remained committed to rebuilding Gaza.
On Jan 29, Mr Anwar announced that Malaysia was committed to building a school, hospital and mosque as part of its initial contribution to Gaza’s rebuilding efforts.
Some groups have claimed that the government should prioritise addressing domestic issues first before committing to the reconstruction of Gaza
Others have supported Mr Anwar’s statement, citing Malaysia’s history of aiding other countries in post-crisis rebuilding, including Bosnia Herzegovina, Timor-Leste and Indonesia’s Aceh after the Asian Tsunami. THE STAR/ ASIA NEWS NETWORK
