Bahkan, Umno lebih akomodatif terhadap Israel berbanding dengan sikap Datuk Sri Anwar Ibrahim sendiri yang memberikan syarat untuk Israel jika mahu diterima iaitu menyokong dan mengiktiraf Palestin.
Setiausaha Agung PAS, Datuk Mustafa Ali berkata, tujuan sebenar Umno menekankan isu Israel dan Palestin ini adalah untuk memecahkan Pakatan Rakyat.
"Inilah yang ditakuti sebenarnya oleh Umno iaitu kekuatan ikatan antara parti-parti dalam Pakatan Rakyat," kata beliau kepada Harakahdaily.
Sejak dari zaman Tun Dr Mahathir lagi, kata Mustafa, menjadi dasar negara Malaysia yang ditunjangi Umno mengiktiraf Israel walaupun tidak secara terbuka.
Bahkan bendera Israel juga pernah berkibar di bangunan Umno, PWTC. (gambar atas)
"Sebab
itu sejak dahulu lagi Malaysia membenarkan pasukan hoki Israel bermain
di Malaysia, membenarkan hubungan dagang antara Israel dan Malaysia."Bahkan, menteri Umno juga pernah berjumpa dan berbincang dengan menteri Israel," kata Mustafa (gambar kiri).
Oleh itu, apabila para pemimpin Umno menekan Datuk Seri Anwar dalam isu Israel ia sepatutnya tidak berbangkit langsung.
Ini kerana, Umno melalui kerajaan Malaysia sejak dahulu mengiktiraf Israel.
"Yang berbezanya, PAS tidak mengiktiraf Israel.
"Umno pula hanya berminat dalam isu ini ekoran kenyataan Anwar dalam The Wall Street Journal adalah untuk memecahkan PAS dan Pakatan Rakyat.
"Jadi jangan haraplah. Lebih baik menteri-menteri Umno itu diam kerana Umno juga sama sahaja mengiktiraf Israel," kata Mustafa kepada Harakahdaily.
Para pemimpin Umno termasuk Datuk Puad Zarkashi meminta Majlis Syura Ulamak PAS memanggil Anwar agar menjelaskan pendiriannya tentang Israel.
Dalam masa yang sama, Perlabuhan Klang dilaporkan membenarkan kapal-kapal Israel berlabuh di situ.
Ketua Pemuda Umno, Khairy Jamaludin pula mengesahkan Umno tidak bekerjasama dengan Israel dalam hubungan politik tetapi menerima hubungan dagang antara syarikat Malaysia dan Israel.
Sikap yang sama juga dinyatakan oleh Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir, Timbalan Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri.
Ini bermakna, Umno mengiktiraf kewujudan Israel yang sejak dari dahulu lagi ditolak oleh PAS.- harakahdaily
Israel: UMNO out to create rift within Pakatan Rakyat
PAS secretary general Mustafa Ali (left) said UMNO leaders had been publicising the differences of views between PAS and PKR de-facto leader Anwar Ibrahim in order to create a rift within Pakatan Rakyat.
“UMNO is terrified of the unity between Pakatan Rakyat’s component parties. That’s the real reason why it has been pressing on the Israel issue hoping to break PR apart,” he said.
Mustafa demanded that since the days of UMNO's former strongman Dr Mahathir Mohamad, the Barisan Nasional government had been secretly endorsing ties with Israel.
“Indeed, Israel flag had once been flown at UMNO's headquarters,” he said.
The veteran party leader also reminded that Malaysia had even allowed the Israeli cricket team to play in the country, in addition to trade ties with the Zionist entity.
“In fact, UMNO ministers have met and had discussions with Israeli ministers,” he said, referring to a recent meeting between Defence minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and his Israeli counterpart.
As such, the anti-Israel talk by UMNO leaders vis-a-vis Anwar's statement on Israel's security was just hot air, said Mustafa.
"It’s better for those UMNO ministers to keep their silence because UMNO has the same stance of recognising Israel,” he added.
Last
Tuesday, Anwar met PAS Murshidul Am Tuan Guru Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat to
explain his views on the Middle East conflict, following criticism over
his statement in the Wall Street Journal in which he committed to
"support all efforts to protect the security of the state of Israel",
triggering an intense campaign by UMNO-owned mainstream media to depict
Anwar as pro-Israel. Anwar had since taken pains to explain that his stand was contingent upon Israel's acceptance of Palestinian demands, including a recognition for a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.
Meanwhile, deputy minister of International Trade and Industry Mukhriz Mahathir and UMNO Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin have both admitted that the Malaysian government, despite its anti-Israel stance, had never banned trade ties with the Zionist state.
"The existing trading is the operation of the private sectors from both countries and the Malaysian government does not prohibit it," said Mukhriz.
Earlier, Jingga 13, a PKR pressure group, said the admission only proved the hypocrisy of the Malaysian government over claims of solidarity with Palestinians.- harakahdaily
PKR group blasts Mukhriz over trade ties with Israel
PKR-linked pressure group Jingga 13 has hit out at deputy minister
of International Trade and Industry Mukhriz Mahathir for claiming that
Malaysia and Israel does not have diplomatic ties, yet allowing trade
between Malaysian companies with Israelis.In his statement, Jingga 13 coordinator Fariz Musa how no diplomatic interaction could have taken place when at the same time Malaysian and Israeli companies had been involved in large scale trade activities with each other, as has been revealed by documents showing the use of West Port in Port Klang by Israeli cargo vessels.
"The UMNO-BN government has the power to decide on the arrival of (Israeli) ships as well as trade and business affairs with Israel.
The UMNO-BN government can decide whether to allow or disallow these ships from docking at any Malaysian ports including in Sabah and Sarawak," Fariz said, as he challenged Mukhriz to prove the absence of ties with officials of the Zionist regime.
Fariz added that the rule which bans Israeli passport holders from entering the country was a non-issue, and said it was meaningless if Malaysia and Israel engage in trade ties.
Mukhriz had earlier admitted that the government did not ban trade between private Malaysian companies and their counterparts in Israel, insisting that it did not mean the government had diplomatic ties with Israel.
"The existing trading is the operation of the private sectors from both countries and the Malaysian government does not prohibit it," he said.
However, Fariz (left) described Mukhriz's explanation as hilarious."It is as if he was appointed to his current post to continue the legacy of his father Dr Mahathir Mohamad in having ties (with Israel)," he added.
Last
year, a report on Europe-Israel trade ties published by the EU's
European Commission of Trade placed Malaysia at the 24th spot in a list
of 50 countries in their value of import trades with Israel. It also
placed the country at the 11th position for export and an overall 15th
for trade with Israel.
“The revelation of this document clearly
shows we have trade ties with Zionist Israel,” said DAP member of
parliament Er Teck Hwa in criticising the Malaysian government's
doublespeak on the Middle East conflict.
Earlier in October, Youth and Sports minister Shabery Cheek personally intervened to allow an Israeli kickboxer into the country, despite immigration regulations prohibitng those carrying Israeli passports.
Shabery later accused the Selangor state government of approving the Israeli participation, drawing a strong denial from Selangor's tourism exco Elizabeth Wong who pointed out that immigration matters were under the Federal government.- harakahdaily
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