PKR president Anwar Ibrahim has backed Putrajaya’s decision to bar Israelis from entering Malaysia, saying it is a justified move to protest against Israel’s “aggression”.

“I think Malaysia has consistently been supportive of the Palestinian cause and I think the cabinet considered this as one of the ways to convey a very strong position against Israeli intransigence and aggression. There is a precedence,” he told reporters in Kuala Lumpur today.