‘Is he saying that the police will allow anti-Israel protests but will crack down if they are about Sri Lanka's civil war? The latter a decades-old war that has claimed more than 30,000 lives?'

On PSM: Police stirred up protesters

Mahendran Balakrishnan: I was one of the people who went to the Gabungan Anti-Perang vigil. It was a shock to all of us that the police acted against humanitarian concerns worldwide and cracked down on this anti-war group.

It clearly shows the covert operation that the government of the day is doing in support of the Zionist state. What really shocked me was the idiotic remark by the never-impressive Syed Hamid Albar.

‘These people were not demonstrating on the issue of the Palestinians. They were actually demonstrating on the issue of Sri Lanka. The placards showed they were in support of Sri Lanka. Let us not mix the issues.'

Is he saying that the police will allow anti-Israel protests but will crack down if they are about Sri Lanka's civil war? The latter a decades-old war that has claimed more than 30,000 lives?

I can't avoid drawing the conclusion that Syed Hamid actually condones the killing of Tamil Hindus while at the same time paying lip service, pretending to be against the killing of innocent lives.

Its sad that the BN can't even differentiate between politics and humanitarian concerns over such a global issue. Syed Hamid owes Tamils around the world an apology.

Bsvanan: What did Syed Hamid mean when he said ‘Let us not mix the issues?' That we can only question Israel for killing the Palestinians but not Sri Lanka for their Tamils?

He thinks only Palestinians have the right to live and not the Tamils?

Syed Hamid, how is your action is different from Israel then? Anwar is right. BN is Israel v2.0.

Welcome to Malaysia, where only issues pertaining to Muslims and Malays are a big concern. Others can die.

Sitha: What is this Syed Hamid Albar is talking about: ‘Let us not mix the issues'?

Who cares where, man, the point is innocent people are dying. Does it matter where they die? Or what race they are? ?

Are we really sincere in what we feel for the Palestinians? If yes, then we should feel the same for the Sri Lankans or anyone else for that matter.

Is the government really sincere? Arresting the 21 who gathered for anti-war vigil clearly shows that the government is not.

On PM wants UN's urgent intervention in Gaza

Arivind Abraham: ‘While the people of Zimbabwe struggle with cholera, hunger, hyper- inflation and violent repression, President Robert Mugabe has decided to take a month-long holiday.

‘The 84 year old leader's wife, Grace, has been accused of withdrawing £60,000 from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe to pay for the trip to their family home in Malaysia.' - London Metro , Jan 12.

That was what Londoners woke up and read yesterday morning. I wonder how many Malaysians even knew about the above.

When most civilised countries in the world have barred Mugabe from travelling to their countries, Malaysia has not just let them buy property in the country, but heck, seems this Malaysian escapade is not the first.

Zimbabwe's press reports that it's a pilgrimage they make every January.

Fact of the matter is, the Malaysian government could have easily have barred them It's not like the genocide and murder he's committed in his country is any big secret. But hey, he's not killing Muslims I guess.

So instead of actually making a stand that would have an impact , the Malaysian administration instead chooses to highlight the plight in Gaza, by calling for a boycott on American products.

Yes, because the consumption of Coke in Malaysia is so significant, they are going to shift their policy on the Middle East.

But meanwhile we'll let the family of a genocidal maniac come have a lavish holiday whilst their people rot in the streets. And where is the opposition in all this, the parties meant to hold BN to account?

Nada. At the end of the day, it's just black, non-Muslims dying so really, Malaysia doesn't need to make a stand.

Baiyuensheng: I totally support the call and personally feel injustice by the Israeli actions against the Palestinian people.

But sadly, this protest against injustice by our government is not consistently applied in that it does not cut across all races in different countries.

Take, for an example, the injustice that was done to the Chinese community in Indonesia where quite a number of their Chinese citizens were murdered by mobs.

If my memory serves me right, this happened in 2001, but the Malaysian government remained silent.

Where was was the Malaysian call against injustice then? Where was MCA? Gerakan? MIC? PAS? Umno?