Since the Houthis started their work in the Red Sea, many people have been staring at Arab countries, hoping that these Middle Eastern princes will wake up and introduce a shipping ban against Israel. Now, with the fermentation of the Red Sea incident, the United States has forcibly entered the country with a group of younger brothers, and the entire Red Sea has been covered with war clouds, and at this time, the first shot of sanctions against Israel has finally been fired.
Of course, no one thought that it would be an Asian country that would do this.
On December 20, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced that due to Israel's disregard for basic human norms, violation of international law, and continued Palestinian atrocities, Malaysia will ban all Israeli-flagged ships from anchoring in any Malaysian port, and any cargo ship going to Israel will also be prohibited from loading goods in the country's ports, Anwar Ibrahim stressed that these two bans will be "effective immediately" and are "permanent bans". In addition, Anwar specifically named the international freight company ZIM Integrated Shipping, which is headquartered in Israel and has completed its listing in Israel, so it has been "taken care of" by Malaysia.
It is impressive that Malaysia can make this decision.
The Houthis dared to resist US pressure against Israeli ships, and even said that they would fight with US ships, because this organization is not a state entity and is very poor. As the saying goes, the barefoot are not afraid of wearing shoes, and the Americans' sanctions are not afraid at all, if the US military dares to start a war in person, it will make the Houthis even more satisfied, because they are really not afraid of the US military when they fight guerrillas on their own soil
But Malaysia is different. The United States is Malaysia's third largest partner, with a total annual foreign trade volume of more than $50 billion, which means that it is very easy for the United States to wear small shoes for Malaysia, and it can have a big impact on Malaysia's economy. But even so, Malaysia has been able to stand up and support the Palestinian people far beyond its Arab brothers as an Asian country, which is indeed admirable.
Moreover, Malaysia's coming forward has another significant significance: it means that the United States' response to the Red Sea incident has completely overturned.
At the time when the Red Sea attack first appeared, the mentality of the United States was that it could not do anything but do it, and try to calm things down, but the toughness of the Houthis was beyond the imagination of the United States, and in order to prevent other countries and armed forces from following suit, the United States only announced the formation of a multinational escort formation, and it was bound to crush the Houthis to death, proving that the world is still the same as the United States. The result?Far from being frightened, the Houthis have come out of Malaysia to impose sanctions on Israel, which means that the US intimidation has not had any effect, but has exposed the reality of the United States.
Today, the first shot of sanctions against Israel has been fired, and this is just the beginning. From the perspective of Arab countries, even Malaysia, which is far away in Asia, can launch sanctions against Israel, can it continue to remain silent?Look, there will only be more and more countries sanctioning Israel, and the United States will not be able to subdue so many people.