The message sent by the Prime Minister of Malaysia to Meta for removing Hania’s post
Last Updated on August 3, 2024 8:56 am
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim posted on social media Facebook to express his condolences over the killing of Ismail Haniya, the head of the political wing of the Palestinian independence group Hamas.
That post has been removed by Facebook authorities. Angered by this, Anwar Ibrahim severely criticized the Meta authorities.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim called Meta’s intervention cowardly, saying, “I want to send a clear and unequivocal message to Meta to stop this display of cowardice and to stop acting as a tool of the oppressive Zionist Israeli regime.”
Qatar-based media Al-Jazeera reported that Malaysia has always stood in favor of Palestine as a state. The country’s current Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, has condemned the Israeli aggression in Gaza and the West Bank since the beginning.
Following this, Anwar Ibrahim expressed his grief over the death of Ismail Hania in Tehran, the capital of Iran, and spoke to Hamas leaders on the phone. He shared a video recording of that phone call on Facebook. The post was later removed by Meta, owned by Mark Zuckerberg. A similar post was also shared by Anwar Ibrahim on Instagram, another platform. That too was removed.
Meta authorities have removed Anwar Ibrahim’s posts and labeled them as ‘dangerous personalities and organisations’. Originally, Hamas and Ismail Haniyeh were called dangerous organizations and personalities respectively by the Meta Authority.
It should be noted that Meta has long since identified Hamas, the Palestinian group that rules Gaza, as a ‘dangerous organization’ and has banned all content praising the group on its platform. However, Meta did not comment in response to Anwar Ibrahim’s response.
Anwar Ibrahim met Haniya in Qatar in May this year. He said he has a good relationship with the political leadership of Hamas but no relationship at the military level. As the political leader of Hamas, Haniya visited Malaysia several times.
Malaysia’s Communications Minister Fahmy Fadzil said an explanation had been sought from Meta and it was unclear whether the posts were removed by Meta authorities themselves or following a report.