Anwar welcomes Western push to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements

Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim endorsed the joint statement by 12 Western countries' foreign ministers on measures against illegal Israeli settlements, describing it as a necessary change in Western governments' approach.

He urged these nations to enforce their diplomatic and economic influence to halt settlement expansion and ensure humanitarian access, emphasizing significant steps like the UK's recognition of the unlawfulness of the Israeli occupation.

Anwar called for the international community to move from statements to concrete actions that adhere to international law and protect Palestinian rights, with countries like Britain, Canada, and France advancing trade bans on settlement goods.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has welcomed the joint statement issued on September 8 by the foreign ministers of 12 Western countries regarding measures against illegal Israeli settlements.

He said the steps represent an overdue shift in the approach of several Western governments and must now be matched by firm implementation.

“These governments should use their considerable diplomatic and economic leverage over Israel to press for an end to settlement expansion and forced displacement, accountability for the devastation inflicted on Gaza and unimpeded humanitarian access,” he said in a Facebook post yesterday.

Anwar said he noted in particular that Britain, Canada and France would bring forward measures to ban trade in settlement goods, joining several European countries that have already taken this step.

“I also recognise the significance of the statement by British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband to the House of Commons. The United Kingdom has now formally recognised the unlawfulness of the Israeli occupation as a whole.

“It has also acknowledged that ethnic cleansing of Palestinians is taking place in areas of the West Bank at the hands of what Mr Miliband rightly calls ‘settler terrorists’. These are significant acknowledgements, grounded in international law and in the realities confronting the Palestinian people,” he said.

Anwar called on the international community to move beyond statements towards concrete and binding measures that uphold international law, protect the rights of the Palestinian people and secure a just and lasting peace in the Middle East.

Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK confirm their intention to introduce national and or support European restrictions on trade in goods with settlements which are illegal under international law, or that they are actively considering these and other measures, in accordance with their national procedures. — Bernama

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马来西亚总理拿督斯里安华·易卜拉欣对12个西方国家的外交部长就打击以色列非法定居点措施发表的联合声明表示赞同，称这是西方政府方针的必要转变。

他敦促这些国家发挥其外交和经济影响力，阻止定居点扩张并确保人道主义援助准入，并强调了英国承认以色列占领非法性等重大举措。

安瓦尔呼吁国际社会从发表声明转向采取遵守国际法和保护巴勒斯坦人权利的具体行动，英国、加拿大和法国等国正在推进对定居点商品的贸易禁令。

吉隆坡，9月12日讯——马来西亚总理拿督斯里安华·易卜拉欣对12个西方国家的外交部长于9月8日发表的关于打击以色列非法定居点的联合声明表示欢迎。

他表示，这些举措代表着几个西方国家政府在方针上姗姗来迟的转变，现在必须辅以切实有效的执行。

“这些政府应该利用其对以色列的巨大外交和经济影响力，敦促其停止定居点扩张和强迫流离失所，追究加沙地带遭受破坏的责任，并确保人道主义援助畅通无阻，”他昨天在Facebook上发帖说。

安瓦尔表示，他特别注意到英国、加拿大和法国将提出禁止清关货物贸易的措施，加入到已经采取这一步骤的几个欧洲国家的行列中。

“我也认识到英国外交大臣埃德·米利班德在下议院发表的声明的重要性。英国现在已经正式承认以色列占领的全部非法性。”

“它也承认，在西岸部分地区，巴勒斯坦人正遭受米利班德先生正确称之为‘定居者恐怖分子’的种族清洗。这些都是重要的承认，它们有国际法依据，也符合巴勒斯坦人民面临的现实，”他说。

安瓦尔呼吁国际社会超越声明，采取具体和具有约束力的措施，维护国际法，保护巴勒斯坦人民的权利，并在中东实现公正持久的和平。

加拿大、丹麦、芬兰、法国、冰岛、爱尔兰、挪威、波兰、葡萄牙、西班牙、瑞典和英国确认，它们有意对违反国际法的非法定居点货物贸易实施国家层面的限制或支持欧洲层面的限制，或正在根据本国程序积极考虑采取这些措施及其他措施。——马新社

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安瓦尔今天将在金砖国家峰会期间会见莫迪和印度企业领导人。

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