Premier Anwar says EU MPs ‘threatened’ Malaysia

ISTANBUL (AA) – Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has said that EU lawmakers had proposed action against Malaysia because of its support to Palestine, according to state-run Bernama News.

“There were European MPs who proposed this (action) against Malaysia,” said Anwar, suggesting his personal safety may be at risk.

His comments came after he said at a pro-Palestine rally late Tuesday night that he “received multiple threats from Western countries over his criticisms of the Israeli government following the start of the war in Gaza.”

“It is not a problem; let us not be deterred. We have work to do. God willing, we will continue with our work,” Anwar told reporters Wednesday in Cyberjaya in Selangor province.

However, Police Chief Razarudin Husain said the force “will not compromise” on Anwar’s security.

“The security of the prime minister is our top priority,” Husain said, adding that it will be tightened.

Razarudin, however, had said threats “may be related to economic measures.”

His predecessor Mahathir Mohamad, 98, slammed the US on Wednesday for its support to Israel.

Mahathir questioned the US policy on Israel and said the Jews of America “have a big say in the choice of the president and the government of the United States.”

“They own the media and the banks,” he wrote on X.

Israel was “not a big power,” Mahathir said: “Yet it cares nothing for international laws or morality. Why?”

“The reason is because it has the American government behind it. Frankly, the American Government approves of the crimes and the immorality of Israel. Biden never mentions the Palestinians who had been killed,” he said.

“As we condemn Israel for the atrocities against the Palestinians, we should also condemn the American Government for its support of the atrocities. In fact, the American Government seems ready to support Israeli invasion of Gaza and the genocide that it plans. The American Government and that of the UK are equally culpable,” said Mahathir.