Malaysian PM Anwar condemns Israel’s E1 settlement tenders in West Bank
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- Anwar Ibrahim condemned Israel's Aug 21 tender for 1,234 housing units in the E1 settlement east of Jerusalem, calling it illegal and warning the project would divide the West Bank and undermine a contiguous Palestinian state.
- Anwar said Malaysia would take careful note of any international company that participates in the tenders and 'act accordingly,' without specifying what measures would follow.
- Anwar accused Israel of continuing 'to act with impunity' and abandoning 'even the pretence of seeking peace,' citing escalating settler violence in the West Bank and the war in Gaza.
- Malaysia reaffirmed its support for 'a sovereign, viable, contiguous and independent Palestinian state' rooted in the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people.
- Britain, France, Germany and Italy have also condemned the E1 tender and called on Israel to withdraw the plans, joining Malaysia's criticism.
Why it matters: Five countries — Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Malaysia — have now publicly condemned the E1 tender, putting the 1,234-unit project under coordinated international pressure. Anwar's pledge to act against any company that bids raises the commercial cost for firms weighing construction work in this contested tract east of Jerusalem.
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