Palestine Appreciates Malaysia's Efforts For Peace
The attack has so far, left about 900 people dead and injured thousands, including women and children.
Palestinian Ambassador Abdelaziz Aboughosh said Malaysia's actions showed that the people were not alone in tackling the crisis and "we have brothers and sisters to support us."
"We are peace lovers and want peace and justice to prevail in our country," he told reporters after receiving the Parliamentary resolution from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi at the parliament house Monday night.
The Dewan Rakyat sat for seven-and-a-half hours, starting 2.30pm today, to debate and support 10 resolutions on the crisis, which among others, condemned the Israeli attack on Palestinians in Gaza and called for an immediate cease-fire from both parties to the conflict.
The entire Dewan Rakyat, from both sides of the political divide, supported the resolutions unanimously, with 31 members taking part in the debate. The motion on the resolution was tabled by Abdullah while Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Rais Yatim did the winding-up.
Meanwhile, Rais, when met by reporters, said Palestine would obtain the support of the Arab nations, Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) and ASEAN.
"We, in ASEAN, would work closely so that the US and Israel can be contained to ensure peace prevails in the Middle East," he said.
Dr Rais also did not discount the possibility of calling up the US ambassador to the country in the near future to clarify the super power's stand on the matter.
"Even this morning, the prime minister met 12 ambassadors at the defence ministry to explain our stand on the issue. We have given them letters to be passed to their respective governments," he said.
On the proposed OIC peace-keeping force, he said the grouping did not have powers to start such a force and the OIC needed to amend its charter to go ahead with the proposal.
"This is a proposal which should be viewed carefully and could be implemented in the future, but unlikely that it would be a reality in the near future," said Rais.
-- BERNAMA
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