Anwar slams 'complete failure' of int'l community in stopping Gaza war

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said he was devastated by the “complete failure” of the international community in pushing to end Israel’s atrocities on Gaza.

“I failed to understand that, frankly. I am completely devastated by the complete failure of the international community in the name of democracy and human rights,” he said.

He said this in an interview with India Today Global on the sideline of his three-day official visit to New Delhi this week.

Anwar said he had recently spoken to Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Abdulrahman Al Thani and Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian on the progress of the ceasefire talks as well as the development in the region.

In his conversation with these leaders, Anwar said he had expressed support for ending the atrocities on Gaza at all costs.

Anwar said he does not condone atrocities committed by any side, and even in his exchanges with Hamas leaders, he had told them that he is for peace and a peaceful resolution to the conflict.

“I don’t consider Hamas as terrorist (group), because they are fighting for their freedom. If you a strong with terrorism, how about colonisation, what about politics of dispossession? Why the double standards?” he asked.

He said the atrocities committed by the Zionist regime on the Palestinian people and its land did not begin on Oct 7 last year but had been ongoing since more than 70 years ago.

“To me, first, stop the colonisation, there is no way a sane person in this day and age can condone aggression, colonisation.

“But it has been condoned and they give umpteen reasons to rationalise that (attacks) just because of Oct 7. So, why this condescending attitude?” he said.

Israel’s continued incessant attacks on Gaza since Oct 7 had killed over 40,000 Palestinians and injured nearly 93,000 since Oct 7, despite a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire.

The ongoing blockade also caused the enclave to be in severe shortages of basic necessities including food, clean water, fuel, and medicine, while much of Gaza is in ruins.

- Bernama

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