Malaysia envoy summoned by US over Israel stance

Malaysia envoy summoned by US over Israel stance The US  State Department summoned the Malaysian ambassador to Washington in order to explain Kuala Lumpur's position on Israel, state news agency Bernama reported. Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan said Ambassador Muhammad Shahrul Ikram Yaakob told the State Department that the country's longstanding policy of not recognising Israel was not new. "It has always been Malaysia's policy. Our immigration policy does not recognise the State of Israel or the Zionist regime. This has long...