Leaders of Arab world, Turkiye and Iran to meet over Palestine-Israel conflict, says Anwar

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia has contacted leaders of the Arab world as well as Turkiye and Iran for a discussion on the Palestine-Israel conflict, says the Prime Minister.

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he also proposed for the discussion to be extended to countries “with a positive approach” to the issue such as Brazil, Ireland, Russia, China and Bolivia.

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“I have raised the idea for these countries to be included because of their approach and stand in defending human rights.

“However, there has been no consensus to bring in other countries (into the discussion).

“The decision now, after discussions with Prince Mohammed bin Salman (Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia) and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkiye, is for a meeting to be held as soon as possible,” he said at the Prime Minister's Department monthly gathering here on Monday (Nov 6).

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Anwar added that a date for the meeting was expected to be known in a few days.

The Prime Minister said since the Israeli attacks, the crisis plaguing Palestine, specifically in Gaza, had been openly debated by the Western world, with mass gatherings and demonstrations.

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Anwar said during his recent meetings with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, the latter pointed out that in the early days of the latest Palestine-Israel conflict, two-thirds of the Dutch population was pro-Israel.

“Rutte observed that since then, two-thirds of the people have openly expressed their sympathy and support for Palestine and Gaza,” he said.