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Malaysiaโ€™s Anwar rejects โ€˜totally absurdโ€™ US lawmakersโ€™ demand to lift Israel ban

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has rebuffed a threat by eight US lawmakers to suspend military training funds unless Kuala Lumpur reverses its long-standing restrictions on Israeli nationals. Muslim-majority Malaysia has no diplomatic relations with Israel and has long been one of Southeast Asiaโ€™s most vocal supporters of Palestinian statehood. Anwar said Malaysia was exercising its sovereign right to control entry and rejected the lawmakersโ€™ assertion that his government was violating...