Anwar Ibrahim sees his fiery stance against Israel as helping Malaysia both on the world stage and politically at home, according to a foreign ministry official.
He called the military action in Gaza the “height of barbarism” at a rally last month, and on Tuesday, he told Parliament that Malaysia will continue to back Hamas despite the threat of US sanctions. Anwar sees his fiery stance against Israel as helping Malaysia both on the world stage and politically at home, according to a foreign ministry official familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified. His multiracial coalition has increasingly been challenged by a pro-Islamic opposition appealing to the nation’s Malay majority.
Last year, Anwar rose to power promising to temper religious and racial tensions. But since then, he has taken on more pro-Islamic views to appeal to ethnic Malay-Muslims, expanding the role of the federal agency overseeing Islamic affairs, and briefly supporting restrictions on the use of the word “Allah” by non-Muslims.
Malaysia has also kept communication open with leaders of Hamas. In 2011, government leaders helped launch a Palestinian cultural organisation affiliated with Hamas, which the US has designated as a terrorist organisation. Anwar’s own stance on the matter is starting to put him at odds with another major policy objective: drawing in new investment from the US.
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