Palestine solidarity programmes need to be controlled, says PM

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This comes amid reports of students and teachers carrying toy guns in a school.   Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2023/10/27/schools-palestine-solidarity-programmes-need-to-be-controlled-says-pm/    Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: http://bit.ly/2Rn6xEV Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on Twitter: http://bit.ly/2OCwH8a  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2OKJbc6 Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3cpbWKK Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/2VUfOrv Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3B1e8lN Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/39dBDbe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #SolidarityProgrammes #SchoolProgramme

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00:00 Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has called for better control of Palestine's solidarity

00:05 programs in schools amid reports of students and teachers carrying toy guns at the events.

00:11 The prime minister said the government encourages the show of support for Palestinians under

00:15 siege in Gaza.

00:17 However, he said there was no compulsion for schools to run such programs.

00:21 A 55-second video clip of one such program showed a man wearing a bulletproof vest and

00:27 a balaclava mask and pointing a toy rifle at students while leading a procession of

00:31 teachers into an assembly.

00:33 Social media screenshots also showed children wearing green bandanas with the words "Save

00:38 Palestine" across their foreheads while carrying toy guns.

00:42 In response, the Malacca Action Group for Parents in Education urged the Education Ministry

00:46 to warn against allowing students to bring toy guns into schools.

00:50 Its chairman, Makchi Kin, said schoolchildren should not be involved in issues such as the

00:55 Israel-Palestinian conflict, which are best left to the nation's leaders.

00:59 "Our children should be instilled with positive values," he said.

01:04 Natasha Bust, FMT News.

01:06 (upbeat music)

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