To Israel and the West, Hamas are terrorists. But for Malaysia?
Malaysia has long welcomed the Palestinian militant group with open arms, hosting its leaders and even maintaining an ‘unofficial embassy’ – much to Israel’s ire.
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Malaysia has long welcomed the Palestinian militant group with open arms, hosting its leaders and even maintaining an ‘unofficial embassy’ – much to Israel’s ire.
Scholars do not know exactly when Jews first came to Penang, one of the smaller states in Malaysia, located on the Southeast Asian nation’s western island. The Jewish cemetery in the region’s capital city of George Town, on a street formerly called Jalan Yahudi — “Jewish Way” — gives an estimate: its first burial was… Read More »
The Jewish News of Northern California
In recent years, Malaysia has been identified by the Anti-Defamation League as among the most antisemitic nations outside of the Middle East and North Africa.
Jewish presences in Malaysia can be traced back to 1835, however nowadays, the country is known as one of the most antisemitic places in the world