Umno Youth will release a list of brands and international companies with operations in Malaysia that are known to be supporting the Israeli regime financially. Deputy chief Khairy Jamaluddin said the move was to inform the public of the brands and companies so that they could either boycott or remain as their clients.Speaking to reporters after presenting a working paper at an Umno entrepreneurial seminar at Teluk Batik near here Saturday, he said the movement did not want to launch a boycott campaign as it had been ineffective in the past.
"I will suggest that we distribute a list of the companies which are clear Israeli supporters according to their profits so that we are aware of who are helping Israel," he said. He said the people should be informed of these companies so that they could use their right as consumers whether they wanted to continue using their products.
Khairy said the movement Friday received an e-mail on an international coffee shop chain allegedly supporting Israel and sending funds to the zionist regime. He said if there was truth to the claim, the people must be told so they could make their own assessment whether they wanted to continue supporting the company which has a chain of shops in the country.
Khairy also said Umno Youth would continue with its protest against the Israeli atrocities by holding demonstrations throughout the country. He said it was important for Malaysians to continue voicing their protest against Israeli aggression on Palestine and Lebanon.
Khairy and Perak Umno Youth chief Zainol Fadzi Paharudin later led some 500 of the movement's members to hold a demonstration near the seminar venue to condemn Israel.