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Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has clarified that Malaysia's ban on Israeli citizens entering the country reflects opposition to what he terms state oppression and occupation of Palestinians, not anti-Jewish prejudice.
A prominent Middle Eastern studies scholar from Columbia University has defended Malaysia's longstanding refusal to establish diplomatic ties with Israel as a principled opposition to genocide rather than antisemitism.
Malaysia should remain committed to Palestinian rights while addressing the Network School controversy with restraint and evidence-based diplomacy, says Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng, to preserve bilateral ties with the United States.