Hamas Friends in Asia: Malaysia and the Palestinians | EUROtoday

ESome of the expressions of solidarity with Hamas additionally went too far for a lot of in Malaysia. In late October, movies and images have been shared on social media of scholars and lecturers dressed as Hamas terrorists at their faculty with toy weapons, inexperienced headbands and Palestinian flags.

The pictures emerged simply because the Southeast Asian nation’s training ministry declared a “Palestine Solidarity Week.” The minister condemned any extremism and stated it wished to teach college students in “humanitarian values.” Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim stated the federal government would monitor this system “so that it does not become a problem.”