Pakatan wants emergency sitting on Gaza crisis

(Bernama) — Pakatan Rakyat has called on Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to convene an emergency sitting of the Dewan Rakyat to discuss Israel’s unlawful invasion of Palestine.

In an unsigned letter to the prime minister, opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang and DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said the nation needed to make an official stand on this matter.

“On behalf of the people of Malaysia, we call on YAB Datuk Seri to convene an emergency sitting of the Dewan Rakyat to discuss the matter.

“It is important for Malaysians to take an official stand to join the international community in voicing opposition to the Israeli atrocities and giving moral support to the people of Palestine,” the letter says.

It adds that Pakatan Rakyat condemns the Israeli invasion which began on Dec 27, killing more than 400 Palestinians within a week and ignoring the views of the international community.