COMMENT | Uniting for peace, UN General Assembly Resolution 377

COMMENT | To date, we had two Friday protests at Jalan Tun Razak, one of which was graced by the indefatigable Tun. There was also one protest at Dataran Merdeka and one assembly officiated by the prime minister in support of the plight of Palestinians in Gaza.

The United Nations secretary-general, on the 77th anniversary of the UN on Oct 24, 2023, condemned Israel for clear violations of international humanitarian law in its bombardment of Gaza.

He noted the appalling attacks by Hamas on Oct 7 but that “cannot justify the collective punishment of the Palestinian people”.

As events unfolded from Oct 7, an op-ed by Malaysian think-tank Bait al-Almanah in The Diplomat pointed to the possible prominent role Malaysia and Indonesia may play as advocates of the Palestinian cause with more “Arab states choosing to normalise relations with Tel Aviv” with the hope that both Southeast Asian nations may do more in response to the unfolding situation in Gaza.

PAS in its 69th Muktamar called on Malaysia to deliver a protest note against countries that vetoed the motion at the UN Security Council (UNSC) which called for a ceasefire in Gaza to allow for humanitarian access...