The normalization agreement between the UAE and Israel was met with direct condemnation by civil society institutions in Malaysia and Southeast Asia, and dozens of statements issued by these organizations, individually and collectively, considered it a betrayal of the Palestinian cause and a threat to security and peace in the region and the world.
While the Malaysian official position tried to carry the stick in the middle by referring to the sovereign right of the Emirates to recognize Israel, former Prime Minister Mahathir Muhammad warned that the normalization agreement would lead to more discrimination in the Islamic world, and pouring oil on the flaming fire in the Middle East.
Mahathir said - in statements to the Chinese "South China Morning" newspaper - that the normalization deal between the UAE and Israel "is a step backward in the peace process that further divides the Islamic world," which is the same as the reaction of the Indonesian Renaissance (the largest Islamic organization in the world). She warned that the new normalization agreement would unleash a new wave of terrorism in the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
Official Malaysia
A statement by Malaysian Foreign Minister Hishamuddin Hussein confirmed the UAE's sovereign right to normalization with Israel, but at the same time he also affirmed Malaysia's adherence to the two-state solution and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, and rejecting the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian lands.
The Malaysian Foreign Ministry statement added, "Regardless of the sovereign right of the UAE, Malaysia's consistent position is to reject illegal and unilateral actions to annex the occupied Palestinian territories in the West Bank."
The statement also affirmed Malaysia's continued support for negotiations between the parties concerned with the Palestinian issue in accordance with international law and relevant United Nations resolutions, with the aim of achieving the establishment of a Palestinian state according to the pre-1967 borders.
The Malaysian Foreign Ministry’s position on respecting the UAE’s right to normalization seemed to be muted, in exchange for a torrent of statements and statements that expressed popular anger at what it described as a betrayal of the Palestinian cause.
Head of the Islamic Youth Movement in Malaysia (Abim), Faisal Abdul Aziz, told Al-Jazeera Net, "We in Abim consider Abu Dhabi's recognition of Israel and establishing ties with the Zionist entity as a betrayal of the Islamic nation."
Abdul Aziz added that the Malaysian people unanimously support the liberation of Jerusalem, the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, and the fair fulfillment of the aspirations of the Palestinian people and global sentiments, because the agreement sponsored by US President Donald Trump would impede the establishment of the Palestinian state in accordance with what is stipulated in all international charters and laws. Saying.
A lifeline for the occupation
And Malaysian Senator Muhammad Mnoti Noor expressed the anger of the Malaysians at the Emirati steps of normalization with Israel, and said in a statement to Al Jazeera Net that it is sad for the Malaysians.
A statement issued by dozens of non-governmental organizations in Malaysia described the Emirati move as a betrayal and treachery of the Palestinian people's struggle for justice and freedom, and added that the UAE is providing a lifeline to Israel, at a time when the momentum of its international blockade is increasing as it is the only country that practices racial discrimination (apartheid) and force The only remaining occupation in the world.
These organizations rejected the UAE's justification for establishing relations with Israel by suspending the annexation of the occupied Palestinian territories, and said that the decision is a model for dealing with a dictatorial regime that ignores the positions of its people, its representatives and representatives, and does not take into account the position of the Palestinian people and their official and unofficial institutions.
And she called on the free world and peace supporters to redouble efforts to besiege the Zionist entity - according to the statement - and to reject all occupation measures and punish the occupiers.
ASEAN organizations
The ASEAN Peoples Alliance to Support the Palestinian Cause considered that "the Emirati-Israeli normalization deal is a betrayal of the Muslims, Jerusalem, Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Palestinian cause, and it is part of the implementation of what is known as the deal of the century."
A statement by the coalition described the UAE's justification for Israel's suspension of annexing Palestinian lands as an attempt to deceive, and that Abu Dhabi had placed itself in one trench with Israel in the oppression of the Palestinian people, confiscation of their lands and denial of their rights, warning of escalation of violence and instability in the Islamic world, and expecting it to be a logical result of normalization with Israel.
The statement called on the countries of the Islamic world to declare their rejection of the normalization agreement and respect international decisions related to the Arab-Israeli conflict, and take into account the concern about security repercussions on the region and the world from the steps taken by the UAE in the interest of the Israeli occupation.