Govt monitoring US sanctions bill against Hamas supporters

Malaysiakini : Govt monitoring US sanctions bill against Hamas supporters. The government is currently monitoring the decision of the United States House of Representatives to pass a bill regarding restrictions on foreign entities that support Hamas and the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine on Wednesday.

Foreign Minister Zambry Abdul Kadir said the ministry will thoroughly examine the contents of the bill before taking further action, according to Bernama. “The situation in Palestine has worsened and as of today, the death toll reported is over 8,700 people and this is highly disappointing.

Moreover, the number of people who have lost their homes or are displaced has reached millions and this is extremely saddening. “On one side, continuous bombings are taking place, and on the other side, they are not pursuing the best path to resolve the issue.

Instead, they are further complicating the situation, making it difficult to achieve a positive outcome that would allow us to immediately halt these attacks and facilitate the entry of humanitarian assistance,” he said.

Vijay47 : I would comment on just two aspects of this possibly unfavourable gale blowing our way, and both, while in divergent direction, would be not particularly disturbing to Malaysia. First, come what may, Foreign Minister Zambry Abdul Kadir has assured us that the Madani government will study America’s Sanctions Bill before “taking further action”.

It must be remembered that the Bill is targeted only against those rendering “financial, material, or technological support” to Hamas and other bad guys. Fortunately, Malaysia is in no position to offer anyone any of these – heck, we don’t even have enough chickens for our own people! What form could the minister’s “further action” take?

Quite possibly, our Scopene submarines, both of them, would be unleashed towards the US Seventh Fleet. And if that doesn’t terrify Biden enough, we could dispatch our Littoral Combat Ships, all two and a half of them, to fire a shot or two across the bow of aircraft-carrier USS Ronald Reagan.

Boy, that should make the Americans say “Uncle” quick enough! The sanctions themselves? We do not have anything to fear in this regard. Honestly! That is because Malaysia has so far restricted itself to only planning to send humanitarian aid to the Palestinians who are expected to swell from Zambry Abdul Kadir’s present 14 million to about 23 million in the next couple of weeks.

Not counting the Indonesians and Bangladeshis. And all that fiery talk from the Wearer of the Scarf? The CIA, NSA, FBI, and KFC are savvy enough to know that it is all hot air to bolster his declining support from the rakyat. Already we can see that his fervor has been diminishing of late and will shortly be a thing of the past and hardly a joy forever. So relax, folks, you can go back to your nasi kandar - the halal variety.

DonGetMeWrong : No Vijay47, Malaysia has pledged RM100 millions to Hamas/Palestine. Think we are off the hook?

Vijay47 : Ooops! If the RM100 million is for the Palestinians, no problem. But if for Hamas, we are bungkused.

Man on the Silver Mountain : Love this. Zambry studying the bill, we having not enough chicken, our LCS firing across USS Ronald Reagan’s bow, it’s USS Gerard Ford btw but point taken, America cries uncle, I am on the floor laughing now, and Zambry’s figure spiking to 23 million. The clincher must be the dig on the halal nasi kandar, the writer polite enough not wanting to mention the b word.

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