Posted on 04/01/2002 8:39:14 AM PST by knighthawk
KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) – Malaysia’s Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohammed said Monday, April 1, that the “state terrorism” that Israel is engaging in is much more dangerous than any other terrorist activity that any organization or individual carries out, news agencies reported
Mahathir was talking to the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) meeting in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur on Monday, April 1, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported.
Answering a question, Mahathir said that “at this moment, yes… we see that the Israelis are escalating their terrorism.” He added that Israelis “are attacking civilians and a country’s leadership without even formally declaring war on it. This is what we have to recognize as terrorism.”
“The entire world must condemn and forcibly stop Israel’s terrorist acts.”
Mahathir said this in front of representatives from 52 Islamic countries that are meeting in Malaysia for three days.
In the conference, Mahathir warned against double-standards used by the U.S. in defining terrorism, “When the act of terror is being carried out by their friends, it is excusable, but when the act is being carried out by someone whom they do not care for or like, that is not excusable," the prime minister said.
Mahathir said the United States had been rallying support from the world against terrorism, "but unfortunately the U.S. supported the action by the Israeli government which also amounted to terrorism."
Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar on Monday called for a stronger but constructive and collective response to the developments affecting the Ummah in the aftermath of the Sept 11 attacks on the United States.
Addressing the opening session of the special session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers on Terrorism here, he said that by taking such a stance, Muslim would be fulfilling their obligations based on the true teachings of Islam.
"Now we see that the U.S. is the only country that has a difference of opinion (on terrorism)...many of the European countries have now voiced very strong objections to what the Israelis are doing in Palestine," he said.
Also present at the opening ceremony were United States ambassador Marie Huhtala, French ambassador Xavier Driencourt and British High Commissioner Bruce Cleghorn.
With additional reporting by Kazi Mahmood, IOL South East Asia correspondent
In the conference, Mahathir warned against double-standards used by the U.S. in defining terrorism, “When the act of terror is being carried out by their friends, it is excusable, but when the act is being carried out by someone whom they do not care for or like, that is not excusable," the prime minister said
Great, so WE got double standards on terrorism? The IOC sees what Israel is doing as terrorism and what Arafat's killers are doing is a freedom fight! And then they dare to critizice us for having double standards!
Thats absurd.The followers of Allah actually believe the drivel they spew.Have they forgotten what it has taken to push the Israelis this far?
Israelis “are attacking civilians and a country’s leadership without even formally declaring war on it.
A country???
Our current enemies are berserkers.
What country?
These Islamic jack%sses have to stick together you know.
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