Anwar Defends Malaysia's Policy Against Israeli Citizens Amid US Lawmakers' Call for Review

Anwar said Malaysia was also not in contravention of any international laws for having such a policy in place.

“This is totally absurd because, as far as we are concerned, this policy has been adopted by Malaysia for decades, that we are against the presence of any Israeli citizen, not Jews, but Israeli citizens here because they are part and parcel and complicit to the murders, crimes and continuous oppression, colonisation of Palestine and Gaza,” he said when met after the “Jelajah Rakan Muda” programme.

On Tuesday, several US lawmakers called on Washington to review its security and economic ties with Malaysia following Anwar’s remarks to deport dual citizenship-holding Israeli nationals in the country.