Alwaght-The Zionist secret
service Shin Bet – also known as Shabak – claimed that Hamas is training the Palestinian
students in Malaysia in order to conduct operations against the Zionists. The
students would "act as messengers between territories and foreign
countries as they transfer funds to meet Hamas' needs." Malaysia denied
this accusation.
According to the Zionist
newspaper, Haaretz, it is not the first time that the Shabak claims such
accusations. However, it is the first time that Shin Bet has presented detailed
allegations about Hamas' activities in Malaysia.
This claim appears in
"an indictment filed March 18 in the (Zionist) Judea Military Court against
Waseem Qawasmeh, 24 years old, charged with belonging to and being active in a
banned organization as well as making contact with the enemy and receiving
money from him." Qawasmeh was arrested on February 13th at the
Allenby Bridge upon returning from Malaysia through Jordan.
The Shin Bet claimed
that Hamas is actively recruiting Palestinians studying in Malaysia for
military training. It also accused Hamas of ideologically preparing the
students claiming that Hamas persuades them to join the Muslim Brotherhood and
Palestinian charities that operate in Malaysia. According to the Shin Bet,
after training, the operatives are sent to set up military networks in
Palestine, act as messengers between the 'territories' and foreign countries,
and carry out secret transfers of funds to meet Hamas' needs."
The Malaysian Ministry
of Foreign Affairs denied these claims while Israeli regime insisted on its
accusations. Malaysia has no political tie with the Israeli regime and has
always been supportive of the Palestin and Hamas. Malaysian Prime Minister,
Datuk Seri Najib Razak, visited Gaza in January 2013.
The allegation against
Qawasmeh states that he has been trained for clandestine operations by Hamas in
Malaysia.
In August last year, the
Malaysian Home Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said that
Malaysia has never cooperated with Hamas or any other Palestinian group apart
from diplomacy, trade and culture.
On 29 April, Zahid said,
"Malaysia is also a strong supporter of the Palestinians, morally and via
humanitarian aid. The strong support of Malaysians is because of the long
relationship between Malaysia and Palestinian leaders." He continued,
"This may have caused dissatisfaction in the part of the Zionists."
Deputy Home Affairs Minister
Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said in an interview with Anadolu Agency that the accusation
was only to create "ill-perceptions" of Malaysia, a Muslim-majority
nation. He said, "This is a normal process for the Zionists. They will
just accuse any country without thinking twice. They do not like Malaysia and
vice-versa, so this is their strategy."
In the same context,
Hamas has described the report by the Zionist secret service Shin Bet as
nonsense. "The Shin Bet's accusations… are baseless; they are mere
lies." The statement by Hamas said that these claims intend to increase
the pressure on the Palestinians studying abroad. "The Zionist accusations
are aimed at preventing the West Bank (Palestinian) students from traveling
abroad to pursue their studies and providing a justification for their arrest
upon their return."
Separately, Malaysia’s police Chief Khalid Abu Bakr
denied the allegation that Palestinian students were being recruited for such
activities. “We strongly deny this wild accusation. However, we can confirm
that Palestinians are here for their formal education in many universities,
just as their fellow countrymen are doing in other countries,” Khalid told The
Sun.
