PM: US putting pressure on M’sia


A firm stance: Anwar, who is also Finance Minister, during the Dewan Rakyat session at the Parliament. — Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: The United States had tried to exert pressure on Malaysia over its stance on the Israel-Palestine conflict on at least three occasions, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

“The Malaysian envoy to the United States was called by American authorities who questioned our stance on the conflict, especially the violence inflicted by Israel on Gaza.

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