Malaysia will open its embassy exclusively accredited to Palestine in Jordan Malaysian premier Mahathir Mohamed announced on Friday.
Addressing the 18th summit of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Azerbaijan on Friday Mahathir criticized the silence of international community for “doing nothing” against Israeli actions Malaysia’s Bernama news agency reported.
“We know that Israel will not allow Malaysia to open an embassy in the occupied territory. As such we will open the embassy in Jordan” Mahathir said.
He said that embassy would allow Malaysia to extend aid to the Palestinians more easily although he expressed his belief that Israel would find a way to ensure no aid reaches Palestine.
“I would also like to bring to this occasion on the fate that awaits our poor Palestinian brothers. Palestine remains occupied by a brutal regime. This regime continues to expand illegal settlements on land that rightfully belongs to the Palestinians” the Malaysian premier said
He slammed Israel for its plans to annex parts of the West Bank and for claiming Jerusalem as its capital.
“Many western countries are supporting this move by relocating or vowing to relocate their embassies there. Malaysia does not agree with this” he said calling on NAM member countries that relocated their Israel’s embassies to Jerusalem or are planning to do so to reconsider their decisions.
