Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim sharply criticized the West for its differing response to the Ukraine war and the war on Gaza. Ibrahim said that "countries should not apply international law selectively" Malaysia does not have diplomatic relations with Israel.
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong warmly welcomed Ibrahim to the Australian National University stage on Thursday. Wong called for "a lasting peace with an independent Palestinian state alongside the State of Israel" and called for a ceasefire and humanitarian assistance. The conflict has a longer history, and that the Palestinians have suffered since the Nakba, or what he described as the "catastrophe"