Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil today criticised PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang for describing Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim as not taking a strong enough stand on the Palestinian issue.
The spokesperson for the government said Hadi, who is Marang MP, could ask the prime minister in Parliament if there was any issue, but did not do so nor did he attend Parliament sitting.
"From Oct 9 to Oct 19, Hadi only attended Parliament sitting once, on Oct 16, the same day the prime minister made a statement on the Palestinian issue. So, he (Hadi) had the opportunity to ask.
"But did Hadi criticise or oppose the prime minister's statement? Not at all," said Fahmi through a post on his X account.
Fahmi was commenting on Hadi's statement at a press conference in conjunction with the PAS muktamar in Shah Alam, Selangor, yesterday when asked about Anwar’s stand on the Israeli regime's oppression of the Palestinians in Gaza.
Govt’s stance on Palestine issue
Through the post, Fahmi also shared the Parliament Hansard dated Oct 16 when Anwar made the statement on the Palestinian issue at 11.37am.
"Opposition leader Hamzah Zainudin spoke afterwards and even congratulated the prime minister over the government's stance on the Palestine issue.
"Suddenly Hadi interrupted. But out of the 136 words he spoke, not a single word was to respond, refute, protest or criticise the prime minister's statement which is said to be not strong enough...Is this how a 'pious' man or a preacher behaves? Hadi is clearly a person with vengeance,” he said.
On Oct 16, Anwar said the deployment of Malaysian military forces to Palestine, including for peacekeeping or humanitarian missions, could only be done after achieving a consensus from the neighbouring countries.
In a briefing on the latest development on the Palestinian-Israeli crisis at the Dewan Rakyat, Anwar said without a consensus, aircraft carrying Malaysian peacekeepers or humanitarian assistance will not be allowed to land.
When tabling Budget 2024 on Oct 13, Anwar, who is also the finance minister, announced that Malaysia would launch a humanitarian fund to help the Palestinians with an initial fund of RM10 million
- Bernama
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