COMMENT | In April 2019, PAS was reported to have welcomed Malaysia’s withdrawal from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Its spiritual leader Hashim Jasin then said it was a good move which would benefit Islam, and that PAS held to the principle of supporting any move that was for the good of Islam.

Now - in October 2023 - PAS’ Pasir Mas MP Ahmad Fadhli Shaari asked the government why it has yet to take a firmer stance and action in regard to the conflict in Palestine, such as...