Prime Minister Anwar calls for global unity to suspend or expel Israel from the UN at an Arab-Islamic summit, citing violence in Gaza and humanitarian concerns

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has called on the world community to build a consensus on suspending or even expelling Israel from the United Nations (UN).

Making the national declaration at the Extraordinary Arab and Islamic Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Anwar yesterday reiterated that Israel has gone beyond reason and humanity itself in its despicable and blatant genocide of the Palestinian people.

He said the Zionist regime’s cumulative acts of violence against an entire nation leave the international community no choice but to demand swift and effective action, including embargo, suspension and even expulsion from the UN.

“The international community must act quickly and decisively. As an immediate measure, we should push, as Malaysia did at the UN General Assembly in September, for an immediate arms embargo on Israel.

“Not only in the interests of the Palestinians, but also in the interests of humanity itself, we must punish and deter Israel’s repeated violations of international law and norms. We must therefore build a consensus on suspending or even expelling Israel from the United Nations itself,” he said.

Anwar said that Israel no longer belongs within the civilized community of nations, and that its barbarism requires nothing less than decisive action to protect not only the Middle East, but the entire world order.

He said Israel has now struck the heart of the international community’s lifeline for Palestine by targeting the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestinian refugees.

“By preventing UNRWA from operating, Israel is causing the collapse of the world’s humanitarian response, cutting off the most basic options for survival in Gaza for those who have already lost so much. We must put an end to this ongoing senseless carnage and take immediate steps to provide more effective protection for UNRWA.

“Similarly, we must provide better protection to the UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, made up of nearly 50 countries, including Malaysia, who have been attacked and terrorized by Israeli forces,” he said.

Anwar warned that if the world does not act, violence will not be contained; instead, it will start a fire that could spread and endanger the entire region and beyond, as Israel’s trail of atrocities has already spread to Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, Iraq and Iran.

The Prime Minister acknowledged that despite the significant challenges facing the Muslim world and the Ummah, there are commendable and sustained efforts to find solutions that will end the violence, destruction and suffering of the Palestinian people and their will alleviate long-standing and unexpressed anxiety. , including through summits such as the Extraordinary Arab and Islamic Summit.

Anwar also stressed that ultimately the primary concern is the victims, and that efforts to help Gaza rebuild after the destruction must be intensified without delay.

“We must draw a line in the sand, not only as Muslims but also as fellow human beings, united and bound by our fragile mortality and committed to a simple truth: a desire for a safer, kinder world for our children and generations to come. said the Prime Minister. – Bernama