@ILoveMyoozik
Malaysia is against Zionism, which basically means the whole of Israel. There’s also the Israel-Palestine war and Malaysia being a Muslim-majority country would, of course, support Palestine.
The entire hate thing is promoted through religion alone. Growing up in such an antisemitic country, I experienced this almost every day. Fliers, commercials, radio talks and TV networks were common in this and if I had been into these sort of things, I’d probably hate Jews myself.
But I don’t. Yeah, the whole war thing sucks but I was just a kid when I first heard about it and even till today, I’m left confused about it. Every time I see people talk about this stuff, I don’t just accept it without question; I always ask “Why?”. But even that isn’t an entirely accurate question. I’ve always been proud of my country as a kid but I’m always left wondering why our foreign policy is like this.
The older I become, the more questions I have and the less are they ever answered. And it’s usually because I’m uncomfortable asking about them to my own people. I was afraid that they might react badly because I know I have a way with words. I sometimes look up online to find the answers myself but they’re never satisfying.
Malaysia; no,
Malays hate Israel. They hate the Israeli government, the Jewish people and culture, their history, everything. And I will never know exactly why. I know it’s religion and Palestinians are Muslim, but that doesn’t explain anything.
A Malaysian was once held prisoner in a different country, and died. Many people cried and raged but never once did I ever have the same feelings. Yes, the man was from my country but that’s about it. I’ve never met him, talked to him nor even personally know him. It’s sad that he died but it was no different than anyone else to me.
Malaysia being against Israel made sense logically, and yet it didn’t. Malaysia had nothing to gain from this conflict nor did they lose anything. We’ve always been neutral in world politics but when involving religion, suddenly there’s a side. There’s no economic benefit, no social standing or reputation. Nothing physical or real to the country matters.
That’s why Malays hate Israel, and why I don’t.
