PARLIAMENT | Malaysia will not recognise the US unilateral decision to impose sanctions against foreign entities that support Hamas and the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine, said Anwar Ibrahim.
The prime minister told the Dewan Rakyat this morning that such US intimidation would not impact Malaysia's stand on the Palestine issue, including its relationship with Hamas.
"The government does not recognise any decision by any country, including the US, to impose restriction or sanction unilaterally.
"We only recognise decisions by the United Nations in a multilateral manner.
"First of all, we do not agree how the US is doing this. And second, it (the US decision) will not influence our policy and decisions," Anwar said during the Prime Minister's Question Time.
He also stressed that Malaysia is guided by its principle that Hamas has a legitimate right to the Palestinian struggle, which he likened to South Africa's African National Congress' fight for freedom under Nelson Mandela.
Malaysia, though not party to the Rome Statute, will offer support if there are attempts to refer Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the International Criminal Court (ICC) over war crimes in Gaza, he added.
[More to follow] - Mkini
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