KUALA LUMPUR: Despite the difference between the political parties in Malaysia, one issue that unites them all is Palestine's struggles, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.
The Ayer Hitam MP also said that the Malaysian Parliament made the right decision when it allowed MPs to debate the recent escalation of violence between Palestine and Israel.
"This (the debate) is the best decision. Both sides agree with this. Every time we debate about the Zionists' actions, we will all condemn them.
"Every time there is a resolution (on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict), we never get to see a follow-up on it," Dr Wee said during the debate on the special motion on the crisis in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday (Oct 9).
In response, Machang MP Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal urged the government to establish religious and cultural diplomacy with Palestine and other Muslim countries to counter the propaganda employed by the Zionist regime.
Wan Ahmad Fayhsal said since Israel is heavily supported by its American lobbies, it is incumbent upon Muslim countries to show their solidarity with Palestinians through religious and cultural education.
"It is time we give our full support to Hamas and the Al-Qassam Brigade to defend every inch of Palestinian land, including the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
"I suggest the government and Wisma Putra take a new approach through diplomacy, which is for the government to lead a religious and cultural diplomacy because although we know that this is a humanitarian conflict, religious elements exist in this case, both from the Muslim and the Jewish sides," he said.
Earlier, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi tabled a special motion on the Palestinian-Israel crisis in the Dewan Rakyat.
The Deputy Prime Minister said Malaysia remains unwavering in its stance and policy on the Palestine-Israel conflict.
