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Malaysia’s PM Anwar slams the West’s inconsistency with international laws in Israel-Gaza war
- He also called out the West’s hypocrisy in condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine but not supporting a ceasefire in Gaza
- Anwar, a former opposition leader, also talked about his missteps that landed him in jail in Malaysia, but promised to see through reforms
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Su-Lin Tanin Singapore
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has slammed the West for its inconsistent application of international law in the Israel-Gaza war and called out its hypocrisy in condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine but not supporting a ceasefire in Gaza.
The West has given “carte blanche” to Israel to continue its “murderous rampage on the Palestinians” for six decades, he said while giving the annual Gareth Evans oration at Canberra’s Australian National University on Thursday following the Asean-Australia Special Summit.
“Why, for example, is the West so vociferous, vehement and unequivocal in the condemnation of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, while remaining utterly silent on the relentless bloodletting inflicted on the innocent men, women and children of Gaza?” he said.
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“Unfortunately, the gut-wrenching tragedy that continues to unfold in the Gaza Strip has laid bare the self-serving nature of much valued, the much vaunted rules-based order.”
He said the differing and inconsistent responses by the West “defied reasoning” and there was no room for the selective application of international laws.
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