Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim criticized Western countries for not taking action against the Inhumanity committed by Israel in Gaza, asking, “Where have we cast our humanity, why this hypocrisy?”
Ibrahim said in a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz following their meeting in Berlin on Monday that Western countries must put an end to their “selective” and “contradictory” stance.
He said: “What I strongly reject is this narrative, this obsession, as if the whole problem begins and ends on October 7, and did not begin on October 7, nor did it end on October 7, but rather began four decades ago, and it still continues.”
Ibrahim said that Israel's decades-long policies against the Palestinians and its atrocities are the root cause of the ongoing conflict.
“We oppose colonialism, apartheid, ethnic cleansing, or dispossession of any country, be it Ukraine or Gaza. We cannot erase 40 years of atrocities and dispossession, which led to reaction and anger on the part of the people,” the Malaysian said.
He said that Malaysia is in contact with the political wing of Hamas and that this communication helped it raise some concerns with the movement, including the hostage situation.
The Prime Minister said, "I do not have this excellent relationship with Hamas. But yes, I expressed my concern about the need to release the hostages."
He also noted that despite their differences with Scholz over the conflict in the Middle East, they agreed on the need for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, and the urgent need to deliver more humanitarian aid to the Palestinians.
On the other hand, Scholz reiterated Germany's support for Israel's right to defend itself against Hamas.
He also reiterated Berlin's call for a humanitarian ceasefire during Ramadan in order to enable the delivery of life-saving supplies to Palestinians.
He said, "We believe that a ground attack on Rafah would not be the right thing to do. The important step now is a ceasefire that lasts for a longer period, especially during the month of Ramadan."
Hamas says its raid was in response to the "ethnic cleansing and genocide" committed by Israel against the Palestinian people, the gross human rights violations committed by the Israeli occupation forces, Israel's seizure of Palestinian lands, and the ongoing Judaization of occupied Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex.
Israel has since then killed more than 31,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children, and injured more than 72,600 others.
The five-month-long Israeli war has destroyed about 60% of Palestinian infrastructure, forced about 80% of Gaza's population to leave their homes, and pushed hundreds of thousands to the brink of famine.
Meantime, Israel faces charges of genocide at the International Court of Justice.
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