{"id":15593,"date":"2026-07-24T10:16:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T05:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=15593"},"modified":"2026-07-24T10:16:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T05:16:39","slug":"malaysia-envoy-summoned-by-us-over-israel-policy-bernama-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=15593","title":{"rendered":"Malaysia envoy summoned by US over Israel policy, Bernama says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 (Reuters) &#8211; Malaysia&#8217;s ambassador to the United States was summoned by the U.S. State Department to explain Kuala Lumpur&#8217;s \u200cposition on Israel, state media reported, citing the country&#8217;s foreign minister.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Foreign \u200cMinister Mohamad Hasan said Ambassador Muhammad Shahrul Ikram Yaakob told the State Department that Malaysia&#8217;s \u200blongstanding policy of not recognising Israel was not new.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It has always been Malaysia&#8217;s policy. Our immigration policy does not recognise the State of Israel or the Zionist regime. This has long been our position.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;There was an individual with dual \u200ccitizenship, the U.S. and Israel, \u2060who entered Malaysia using his U.S. passport. However, subsequent checks revealed that he also held Israeli citizenship, and we \u2060asked him to leave,&#8221; Bernama cited Mohamad as saying late on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Reuters has sought comment from the U.S. embassy in Malaysia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The row was triggered after Network School, the &#8220;digital \u200bnomad&#8221; community \u200bfounded in Malaysia by U.S. investor \u200bBalaji Srinivasan, came under scrutiny after \u200csocial media users alleged that it included participants from Israel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Malaysia does not have diplomatic ties with Israel and is known to be a staunch supporter of the Palestinian cause.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">An immigration probe into the Network School followed, and authorities found that all its participants had valid travel documents. However, it was \u200ceventually shut down by authorities on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Eight \u200bU.S. congressmen later sent a letter to Secretary \u200bof State Marco Rubio expressing \u200boutrage over Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim&#8217;s plan to track \u200cdown and immediately deport any Israeli citizens \u200bfound in Malaysia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">They \u200burged the State Department to review U.S. security and economic ties with Malaysia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">They also called on the State Department to cut off funding \u200bfor the International Military \u200cEducation and Training programme, which provides professional U.S. training for Malaysian \u200bmilitary personnel, unless the decision is reversed within 15 days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">(Reporting by \u200bAshley Tang; Editing by David Stanway)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 (Reuters) &#8211; Malaysia&#8217;s ambassador to the United States was summoned by the U.S. State Department to explain Kuala Lumpur&#8217;s \u200cposition on Israel, state media reported, citing the country&#8217;s foreign minister. 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