Zaid asks if Asean Muslim leaders will match China on Gaza
Published: May 24, 2025 12:33 PM
Updated: 2:33 PM
Summary
- Former law minister Zaid Ibrahim questioned whether Asean Muslim leaders will take meaningful action to support Gaza, similar to China’s efforts, including sending aid and issuing strong condemnations of Israel.
- On Twitter, Zaid also indirectly criticised Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who is chairing the Asean Summit, and suggested that regional priorities appear to focus more on trade and appeasing Western powers than on addressing humanitarian crises.
Former law minister Zaid Ibrahim today questioned whether Asean Muslim leaders will take any proactive action to help the people of Gaza, as China has done.
Taking to Twitter, Zaid also directed veiled sarcasm towards Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, whom he did not name explicitly but referred to as “a well-known Muslim leader from Malaysia” who is chairing the Asean Summit, and is often portrayed as one of the most influential Muslims globally.
“There are 278 million Muslims in Asean, representing 44 percent of the grouping population.
“In the last 12 months, 30 hospitals have been bombed in Gaza; more than 80,000 have died, including 5,000 children under five years old. Many died of starvation and from the bombs.
“Will Asean do something like China did? Will they send tonnes of food and medicines? Will they send a strongly worded condemnation? Will they tell Israel that Asean will not allow the decimation of the Palestinian people like China did?
“Maybe tariffs and investments preoccupy them, and how to please the Americans takes centre stage,” Zaid said.
Taking to Twitter, Zaid also directed veiled sarcasm towards Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, whom he did not name explicitly but referred to as “a well-known Muslim leader from Malaysia” who is chairing the Asean Summit, and is often portrayed as one of the most influential Muslims globally.
“There are 278 million Muslims in Asean, representing 44 percent of the grouping population.
“In the last 12 months, 30 hospitals have been bombed in Gaza; more than 80,000 have died, including 5,000 children under five years old. Many died of starvation and from the bombs.
“Will Asean do something like China did? Will they send tonnes of food and medicines? Will they send a strongly worded condemnation? Will they tell Israel that Asean will not allow the decimation of the Palestinian people like China did?
“Maybe tariffs and investments preoccupy them, and how to please the Americans takes centre stage,” Zaid said.
He went on to accuse the Arabs of “betraying their own people”, remarking that it now seems that Muslims in Asean are no different.
The 46th Asean Summit began yesterday (May 23) with a senior officials meeting, followed by a ministerial meeting on May 25, while the heads of government meeting will be on May 26.
The theme, “Inclusivity and Sustainability”, is raised as a unifying basis for regional and global engagement.
No need to go that far to Gaza. Myanmar pun tak boleh selesai. In fact they are attending the meeting. Or the Ishmael insurgents in Southern Thailand and Philippines.
ReplyDeleteMfer, where is yr priority & understanding about degree of suffering?
DeleteOoop… nothing is more important than causing diversion to whitewash the zionist atrocities!
The hated USA has provided much , much more actual tangible aid to Gazans than China. But it remains The Evil Yankees to Muslims and other America Haters.
ReplyDeleteChina provides a lot of political sweet talk supporting Gazans, miserly on food , medicines and other actual physical aid.
mfer, don't just fart with one liner statement. Show statistics lah.
DeleteOoop… don't forget to differentiate public & got aids.
What aid?
ReplyDeleteEven Harm-ass says less than 1% of their needs came from 5,000 y.Old Bullyland. This according to the Official and Trusted Xinhua News.
https://english.news.cn/20250525/8a18bb41d141491390826b2156a2ec2a/c.html
And more fake aid...!!
https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-did-chinese-fighter-jets-deliver-aid-to-gaza/a-72607641
https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-did-chinese-fighter-jets-deliver-aid-to-gaza/a-72607641
DeleteFake China Gaza aid.
They are so desperate for food publicity they had to fake it.
DeleteIndeed, what aids?
Delete'The Hamas-run Gaza government media office said Saturday that the humanitarian aid that has entered the Gaza Strip accounts for less than 1 percent of the Gaza population's basic needs. #XinhuaNews‘
So, mfer, where is it that said those <1% aids r Chinese donated?
& when have ever any China fighterjets flying through the sky of Gaza?
Yaloh, fake aid from fake news from Deutsche Welle, the bleeding hearted German propaganda mouthpiece.
Mfer, keep digging all those fart chambers, u could discover more gem pieces to help ur lies spreading.