KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 18 (KUNA) — Former Prime Minister of Malaysia Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad on Sunday urged the government to stop purchasing arms and weapons from the USA, Israel’s main backer and supporter.
He said in a statement that the people should persuade the government to do so while local non-governmental organisations (NGOs) should also play their role by asking their counterparts in other countries to do likewise.
He added such a decision, which he described as “a small thing to the US”, would not affect the world’s only superpower immediately but over time, it would feel the pinch.
“I think the biggest purchase directly from the US, is from our government which is planning to buy a new aircraft.
“If they buy from the US directly, they (the government) would provide cash to the Americans to manufacture arms for Israel to kill the Palestinians,” he added.