SEPANG: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has lambasted US academician Bruce Gilley for his controversial statements against Malaysia for supporting Palestine.

"Mediocre scholar should not be invited as a visiting professor at the first place.

"The rest has been answered by the Higher Education Minister (Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir)," he told reporters in short after the launch of Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB) Academy and Flight Simulator Centre groundbreaking ceremony today.

He was asked to comment on Gilley's speech during his talks at Universiti Malaya, as well as his post on X application.

Gilley in his post said he had left Malaysia due to safety concerns and described Malaysia as unsafe for travel.

"I have safely departed from Malaysia, one step ahead of the Islamo-fascist mob whipped up by the government there.

"This is not a safe country to travel to now," he said in his post.

The political science professor, purportedly made a remark during his recent talk at UM, accusing Malaysia of advocating for a second Holocaust against the Jewish population.

The university received much criticism over the matter and had since issued an apology and expressed regret over the incident and announced immediate measures to address the situation.

Zambry has then directed UM to submit a report on the recent incident, adding that the ministry was aware of the incident and takes seriously the matter which did not respect local sensitivities and sentiments.

https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2024/04/1042866/pm-slams-us-academician-bruce-gilley-over-pro-israel-remarks-updated