Malaysia questions double standards of global community on Palestine

ISTANBUL (AA) – Malaysia has questioned the double standards of the international community over Palestine, saying the Western nations extended “swift” support to Ukraine, but ignored Palestinians.

“Why are there two different approaches? For instance, in the Ukraine crisis, the Western powers swiftly provided support to Kyiv. Unfortunately, when it comes to Palestine, it is entirely disregarded,” said Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, addressing lawmakers in the parliament on Monday.

Hamidi highlighted the “contrast in how the international community responded to calamities in Palestine and Ukraine,” the daily Malay Mail reported.

“Moreover, any community that has long lived under oppression, suffering, and injustice without defense will certainly have a breaking point. This is what has happened in Palestine all along. The provocations and oppressions have escalated since the Israeli regime, backed by radical factions, took control of Tel Aviv,” he told the parliament, locally known as Dewan Rakyat.

The Gaza-based resistance group Hamas launched Operation Al-Aqsa Flood against Israel early Saturday, firing a barrage of rockets.

It said the surprise attack was in response to the repeated storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem and increased settler violence in recent months.

In retaliation, the Israeli army launched Operation Swords of Iron against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

The Interior Ministry in Gaza said the Israeli army has “intensified its aggression” on Gaza with hundreds of raids.