M'SIA WILL REQUEST UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO SEEK ICJ OPINION ON FREEDOM FLOTILLA ATTACK

KUALA LUMPUR, July 12 (Bernama) -- Malaysia would request the United Nations
(UN) General Assembly to seek an advisory opinion from the International Court
of Justice (ICJ) concerning Israel's attack on the Freedom Flotilla, said Deputy
Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.

"Malaysia will also demand Israel to immediately lift the blockade on Gaza,
consistent with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1860," he said when
closing the international conference, "Breaking The Siege: In the Spirit of
Rachel Corrie and Mavi Marmara", at the Putra World Trade Centre, here, Sunday.

He said these were among the proposals Malaysia would make for adoption
through the Emergency Special Session of the UN General Assembly.

He said Malaysia would strongly urge UN members to reconvene the 10th
Emergency Special Session of the UN General Assembly to deliberate on the issue,
if the calls by the international community for the UN Security Council to
initiate an impartial and transparent investigation conforming to international
standards on the Israeli attack on the innocent civilians remained unheeded.

Muhyiddin said Malaysia was also in the process of consulting other members
of the UN, especially members of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC)
and the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to support Malaysia's initiative to call for
the Emergency Special Session of the UN General Assembly.

"Our main concern is, should the inhumane blockade on Gaza since June 2007
is not fully lifted, there will be the real danger of a humanitarian crisis of
an alarming proportion developing and putting at risk thousands of human lives
in Gaza," he said.

Muhyiddin said the Muslim ummah (community) must strengthen its unwavering
solidarity with the Palestinians and act together to end the atrocities in
Palestine.

"It is the religious duty of all Muslims to reject all forms of oppression
and injustice meted out on mankind. What is more, the victims of these
oppression and injustices are fellow Muslims.

"It is narrated in a 'hadith' that a Muslim who keeps mum and does nothing
to fight against injustices committed before his own eyes is very weak in
his faith," he said.

Muhyiddin said the flame of hope for a free Gaza and free Palestine must not
fade away, or else, the Palestinians and their plight would once again be
forgotten.
-- BERNAMA


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