Members of Parliament ready to play 'bad cops' in protesting Israeli atrocities

SHAH ALAM - Members of Parliament (MP) are ready to bear the responsibility of being the 'bad cops' in voicing their objections to Israeli atrocities towards the Palestinian people.

Perikatan Nasional (PN) foreign relations chief Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal said that the move aims to assist the government in speaking up about the issue far more firmly as well as reducing the diplomatic risk to the Prime Minister.

"I know that the government has certain obstacles, especially in maintaining diplomatic relations with countries that are trading partners.

"So, let the Parliament be the champion to affirm the positions that the Prime Minister may find difficult to speak out.

"This is our goal. Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh (Ledang MP), and many others (MPs) are ready to help shoulder this task so that the risk to the Prime Minister is reduced because we know that navigating the diplomatic arena is not easy," he said.

He made this remark on the 418th episode of Wacana Sinar titled 'Winning the narrative war outside Gaza' hosted by Azlan Shah Nabees Khan today.

Also present were Malaysian Parliament Palestinian Caucus Chief Syed Ibrahim and MyCare honorary advisor Dr. Hafidzi Mohd Noor.

In the meantime, he pointed out that Malaysians seemed to be ready to face any possible threats as a result of differences in stance with the United States (US) and Singapore.

"However, that doesn't mean that we're bringing this difference into other arenas. We need to be professional.

"Some things we don't agree on, but they don't have to involve trade or sports, for example, where we would want to boycott Singapore.

"But we don't have to bow down. As a matter of fact, if we don't agree, then we disagree. That's how diplomacy works," he said.

He added that the government is expected to act more aggressively when it comes to criticising Israel and its allies.

"If we could send a diplomatic protest note to China due to an invasion of our country's waters, why can't we send a diplomatic protest to the US Embassy?

"So this is something that I figured, if not initiated in Parliament, it may be difficult for the government to act.

"That's why our job is to play the 'bad cops' in order to support the government, but in a slightly more aggressive way," he said.