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<p>BERNAMA &#8211; January 22, 2011 23:21 PM</p>
<p id="titleNews">Understand Problems To Continue Support For Palestine &#8211; Dr Mahathir</p>
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<p id="news">KUALA  LUMPUR, Jan 23 (Bernama) &#8212; Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir  Mohamad has urged Malaysians to always learn and understand the problems  faced by the Palestinians in order to continue to support them to  finally have one peaceful and independent Palestine.</p>
<p>When launching the Viva Palestina Malaysia (VPM) here Saturday night,  Dr Mahathir said : &#8220;We (Malaysians) must contribute all we can to give  help to those in Gaza and help them in any way until this problem is  resolved.&#8221;</p>
<p>He pointed out that Palestinians for example were highly in need of water and food.</p>
<p>&#8220;These are always in short supply for them and they depend on  international concerns in providing them with help and aid,&#8221; he said.</p>
<p>Dr Mahathir also hoped that Malaysians would always keep their strong  belief and understand the dream of the Gaza people&#8217;s urgent struggle to  achieve a better life in their own sovereign country.</p>
<p>He said the attacks and cruelty by the Israeli regime on the  Palestinians would have ended long ago if not for the strong support  from the United States (US) and Great Britain for Israel.</p>
<p>The former premier said those countries were the strong preacher of  human rights and unity but backed the brutal killing of the Gaza people  by the zionist.</p>
<p>&#8220;The US who acts as the world policeman strongly backs these violence  and killings which resulted in tragedy in Palestine especially in Gaza,&#8221;  he said.</p>
<p>The VPM, formed at the height of Israel&#8217;s attack on Gaza in December  2008, is a coalition of Malaysian NGOs, cutting across racial, religious  and political lines. It aimed at seeking a prompt, equitable and  sustainable resolution to the conflict in Palestine.</p>
<p>In May, VPM will start off four projects which will help Palestinians  to empower themselves with jobs in farming, agriculture and business to  obtain more sources of income to support their lives.</p>
<p>The projects consist of loans without interest, farms to produce meat  and milk, small businesses and promoting the Palestine&#8217;s heritage  product outside Palestine.</p>
<p>These programmes will be organised by various associations on human welfare in Gaza.</p>
<p>&#8212; BERNAMA</p>
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