US summons Malaysia envoy over Israel policy

Malaysia does not have any diplomatic ties with Israel and has rooted its stance within the Palestinian cause. Published On 24 Jul 202624 Jul 2026The US Department of State has summoned Malaysia’s ambassador to the United States over his country’s longstanding policy on Israel, state news agency Bernama reported.Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan said on Thursday night that Ambassador Muhammad Shahrul Ikram Yaakob told the US State Department that Malaysia’s policy on not recognising the state of Israel was not new.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Four Palestinians killed as Israeli settlers raid occupied West Bank townlist 2 of 4China’s Xi Jinping launches new AI alliance: What is it?list 3 of 4How have countries around the world responded to the US-Israel war on Iran?list 4 of 4Southeast Asia’s homegrown artists are knocking K-pop off its pedestalend of list“It has always been Malaysia’s policy. Our immigration policy does not recognise the State of Israel or the Zionist regime. This has long been our position,” Bernama cited Hasan as saying.“There was an individual with dual citizenship, the US and Israel, who entered Malaysia using his US passport. However, ...