00:00Accepting Nick Adams as the next U.S. ambassador to Malaysia will be seen as a direct insult
00:04to the Muslim community and the Malaysians who support Palestine, a past youth leader
00:08said today.
00:09Selangor Past Youth Chief Sukri Omar claimed Adams had previously made Islamophobic comments
00:15and expressed strong support for Israel.
00:18He cited a post by Adams on social media in which he claimed to have pressured a U.S.
00:22restaurant to dismiss a waitress for wearing a free Palestine pin.
00:27In a Facebook post, Sukri said Malaysia cannot accept the appointment of someone who openly
00:31targets those who support Palestine and ridicules any expression of solidarity with the Palestinian
00:36cause.
00:38Sukri also urged Wismaputra to exercise its rights under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic
00:43Relations, which allows host countries to reject ambassadorial nominees deemed unsuitable
00:48or potentially disruptive to domestic harmony.
00:52He urged the government to send the message that Malaysia will never allow itself to become
00:55a platform for Zionist normalization or a testing ground for Islamophobic extremism.
01:01A naturalized American citizen originally from Australia, Adams is known for his support of
01:06President Donald Trump and was active in the 2024 U.S. election campaign.
01:11Anish Rajya Reza, FMT.
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