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Items by Dr Nor Aishah Hanifa
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Pragmatism and national interests determine Malaysia’s foreign policy towards Palestine
Malaysia’s foreign policy and all prime ministers from the late Tunku Abdul Rahman until the incumbent Dato’ Sri Anwar Ibrahim have been committed to achieving lasting peace for Palestine. The policy remains vested on pragmatism and national interest. The former is a foreign policy approach of dealing with problems...
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China as a mediator in Israel-Palestine
China’s rise in the 20th century and its advancement in the 21st create what is called a realist security dilemma, and a power struggle in international relations, especially with the baton holder of superpower status, the United States. China’s steady growth as an economic powerhouse and quest for lead...
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Malaysia is not a playground for the Israel-Hamas, or any other, conflict
Malaysia supports the Palestinian cause in the Middle East and opposes Israel’s occupation of Palestinian land in the post-1948 era. The government in Putrajaya has never had diplomatic relations with Israel, but agreed to a peace plan based on the occupation state returning to the 1949 Armistice (“Green”) Line...
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The Palestinians need balance in their international alliances
Since the founding of Israel in the Middle East in 1948, the US has played a significant role in Israeli-Palestinian affairs, including politics. For most of the Cold War, the US tried to maintain the balance of power in the region and not to disappoint the Arab nations in...
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Realpolitik, the Palestinians and Britain’s broken promises
The First World War started in 1914 due to the prevailing balance of power and alliances in Europe. The tipping point was the assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo. In the chain reaction that followed, Britain and its allies were pitched...