KUALA LUMPUR: The Prime Minister has lambasted PAS ulama chief Datuk Ahmad Yahya for alleging that the government is following Western and Israeli narratives in the ongoing Palestine-Israel conflict.
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said stern action would be taken against those who continue to make such allegations against the government, which he described as insulting.
He told the ulama chief not to use PAS online portal Harakahdaily to link him with Israel.
“This is a ‘biadap’ (rude) statement by someone wearing the ‘serban’ (Islamic headgear). I strongly deny such claims and if it is repeated, I will take stern action against such slander,” Anwar said during the Prime Minister’s Question Time.
He was referring to an article by Ahmad published by Harakahdaily on Monday which was accompanied by a photo of Anwar with an image of the Israel flag behind him.
The portal later replaced it with a combination photo of the Palestinian and Israeli flags.
Anwar said the government was working relentlessly to help the Palestinians.
“We have asked the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to hold a summit.
“We also lobbied China, Russia, Brazil, Ireland, Bolivia and there were discussions with Japanese PM Fumio Kishida and the Netherlands ambassador, as well as (a meeting) next week with Chinese vice-president Han Zheng,” said Anwar.
The Prime Minister reiterated Malaysia’s strong support for the Palestinian cause and all political parties should set aside their differences to unite for this cause.
“Regardless of the differences among the parties, we should support this cause so that Malaysia and the world knows that all of us are supporting the Palestinian cause in one voice,” he added.
