Stop the hypocrisy, Mahathir told on Israeli athlete ban
Gerakan has called into question Israeli athletes being barred from competing on Malaysian soil, a move which it described as "shortsighted."
Baljit Singh, the party's vice-president, told Malaysiakini today that Putrajaya was exhibiting a "disgusting" level of hypocrisy and selective persecution, as there are instances where discrimination is allowed in this country.
"What if other countries ban Malaysia or isolate its performers, artists and athletes for practising discrimination against others...
Gerakan has called into question Israeli athletes being barred from competing on Malaysian soil, a move which it described as "shortsighted."
Baljit Singh, the party's vice-president, told Malaysiakini today that Putrajaya was exhibiting a "disgusting" level of hypocrisy and selective persecution, as there are instances where discrimination is allowed in this country.
"What if other countries ban Malaysia or isolate its performers, artists and athletes for practising discrimination against others?
"If Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad is truly concerned about discrimination, his stand should be consistent in other cases as well," he said.
"For example, Mahathir should lead the country in ratifying the United Nations International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Icerd).
"Instead, he caved in to the views of extremists, who said the move would be against the Federal Constitution – which clearly it is not, if only he cared to study the matter."
Baljit also asked other Pakatan Harapan leaders who support the ban, such as Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, to end the "theatrics" as it makes Malaysia a laughing stock in the eyes of the world.
The Gerakan leader was responding to Mahathir being seemingly unperturbed by Malaysia losing the right to host the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships.
Malaysia was dropped by the International Paralympic Committee after it announced that it would ban Israeli athletes from Israel from taking part.
Mahathir said he had no qualms about banning Israeli sportspersons, as he considers Israel’s long drawn out war with Palestine a genocide.
Baljit concurred with those who told Mahathir to also ban other countries that practised discrimination against minorities if he was so against Israel "murdering, maiming and torturing" Palestinians.
He listed as examples Saudi Arabia, which "tortures, maims and murders" its own citizens and in Yemen; Turkey under the rule of Recep Tayyip Erdogan; Myanmar for rendering the Rohingya stateless; as well as the United States and the United Kingdom, which led invasions against Libya, Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq.
He also said that Malaysia practised discrimination against migrants and the Orang Asli.
"Why go so far? Look inside your country. Why give special treatment to preacher Zakir Naik, who is clearly wanted for several crimes in his own country, India? Why protect him here? Is this not selective discrimination?
"Please stop the hypocrisy, Mahathir and Pakatan Harapan, before you become an outcast in the world," he stressed.
If Mahathir or for that matter if any Msian want to boycott Israel then they should stop using all smart phones because all the chips are all invented by Israel. If using solar heating all Muslims should using because they invented by Israel. Apart from that Israel also invented med treatment pertaining to cancer.
When you have Income tax imposed on the Non Muslims Apartheid style, you are practicing Apartheid, capiche Mamakthir?
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