Akmal Rayer Slam Flying Of Israeli Flags In Kelantan Flotilla Simulation

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More than 1,000 boats took part in an 8km convoy on the Kelantan River in support of Palestine on Oct 10.
The organisers of the convoy said this was merely a re-enactment and simulation of what happened to the participants of the Global Sumud Flotilla.PETALING JAYA: Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh and DAP’s RSN Rayer have slammed the flying of Israeli flags in a “simulation” of a flotilla convoy on the Kelantan River in support of Palestine
Akmal said the Israeli flag was only fit to be stomped on or burned in Malaysia, and should not have been hoisted even as part of a gimmick.
He said the act of flying a flag was akin to showing respect to a nation, adding that Israel did not deserve any respect whatsoever.
“I urge the organisers who are said to have flown the Israeli flag as an event gimmick to immediately apologise for their oversight,” he said in a Facebook post.
Separately, Rayer questioned Perikatan Nasional’s silence on the flags being “brazenly displayed” by participants of the convoy, saying the opposition would have been raising a fuss by now if this had happened in Penang.
“There is a deafening silence from the opposition. Where is PAS? Where is Bersatu? Why the silence? Is it because it took place in Kelantan?
“Why has no action been taken against those who flew the Israeli flags at Sungai Kelantan until now? The authorities must act fast, no double standards,” he said in a statement.
On Friday, more than 1,000 boats took part in an 8km convoy on the Kelantan River in support of Palestine.
There was at least one boat with Israeli flags being flown with passengers acting as Israeli forces with “detainees” on the boat.
Earlier, the organisers of the convoy said this was merely a re-enactment and simulation of what happened to the participants of the Global Sumud Flotilla.
Its event director, Khairul Hafiz Hassan, said there was no intention of glorifying Israel, but only to give attendees an accurate re-enactment of the situation faced by the humanitarian mission.
He believed that none of the over-10,000 visitors saw an issue with this as they understood the message that was being conveyed, and urged others against sensationalising this. - FMT

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