Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said Malaysia has a clear policy regarding diplomatic relations with Israel, and the Democratic Action Party (DAP) should not breach that policy, BERNAMA reported.
Zahid said the sensitivity of the people in the country with regard to issues associated with Israel should be respected.
In fact, he said, the DAP's partners in the opposition did not share its view in the matter.
"It is needless for me to name any party but I believe the DAP should not consider the matter from only its viewpoint ... it should look at it from the aspect of the sensitivity of the majority of the people in the country," he told reporters after closing the 'Priority Declaration 2016: Economy is our Priority' event here.
Ahmad Zahid was asked to comment on a Perak DAP leader's reported criticism of Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin for having denied visa to two Israeli windsurfers scheduled to compete in a tournament in Langkawi Island, some 30 km off the mainland coast of northwestern Malaysia.
The DAP leader has reportedly withdrawn the criticism.
More than 400 athletes from 80 countries are participating in the International Sailing Federation 2015 (ISAF) Youth World Championships from 27 December through 3 January.
The Malaysian government announced Sunday that it had accepted the withdrawal of two Israeli windsurfers from competing in the tournament in the Malaysian archipelago of Langkawi.
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