KOTA BAHARU - Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin does not rule out posibility that the statement by Anwar Ibrahim supporting efforts to protect Israel's security as an attempt to invite Jewish state and United States (US) to interfere in Malaysian politics.
He said there might be some truth when the Malaysian Council of Former Elected Representatives (Mubarak) considered the statement by the Opposition leader as an attempt to gain Jewish support for 13th general election.
"That statement by Mubarak may be true. Until today, Anwar can't explain the actual situation while coalition member PAS questions it," he said after opening a function to enhance the professionalism of Kelantan educators at Kelantan Poverty Foundation (YKK) Complex in Peringat near here on Thursday.
Muhyiddin said this when commenting a statenment by Mubarak information chief Abdul Rahman Sulaiman that observation found sign of foreign interference in Malaysian politics and Anwar's statement proves that there are efforts to involve foreign powers, especially the Jewish regime and ally US.
Anwar had reportedly supported efforts to safeguard the safety of Israel in an interview with The Wall Street Journal.
"I don't hear a statement from DAP leaders. This shows that the statement may not get support or there is contradiction on what Anwar Ibrahim said," Muhyiddin who is also Education Minister said.
He said anyone could interpret Anwar's statement and media reports showed that various parties found the statement not only in conflict with the country's foreign policy on Israel and Palestine, but many felt that he dismissed the Islamic struggle and right of Palestinians to determine their own future.
"This may imply that if Anwar Ibrahim takes over the government, will he change the stand on Israel and Palestine or use advisers who can help him in this or will he accommodate the demands and sentiments of parties in US?.
