Dear “Sceptical Malaysian”,

You asked ten questions in the name of accountability.

Fair enough.

But fairness also means knowing the facts before you accuse.

So let’s go through them one by one.

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𝐐𝟏: 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐬𝐫𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧? 𝐘𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐨. 𝐍𝐨 𝐞𝐮𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐬.


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𝐐𝟐: 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐰, 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐰𝐚𝐲, 𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬? 𝐄𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐨, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐢𝐭.



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𝐐𝟑: 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐩? 𝐀 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐀𝐩𝐩 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩, 𝐚𝐧 𝐍𝐆𝐎, 𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥?



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𝐐𝟒: 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐆𝐚𝐳𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭. 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐢𝐝?



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𝐐𝟓: 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐠𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨? 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞?


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𝐐𝟔: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬? 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐝𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠? 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬? 𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬??



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𝐐𝟕: 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝? 𝐖𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐭?



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𝐐𝟖: 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲?


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𝐐𝟗: 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐦. 𝐖𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝?


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𝐐𝟏𝟎: 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬? 𝐖𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐝?


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To the "Sceptical Malaysian"

You are right about one thing.

Malaysians have a right to know whether this was a sincere humanitarian effort or awell-orchestrated show.

Scepticism is fair, but only if it comes with curiosity, not cynicism.

It is easy to call it naïve if you did not know what you were looking at. Because the truth is, this was never a small local mission.

It was part of a global humanitarian network that has existed for over a decade, spanning forty countries and thirty-eight flotillas.

Doctors, journalists, lawmakers, and faith leaders have sailed before and some never made it back.

So if you thought these Malaysians acted alone or stumbled into politics by accident, that misunderstanding is understandable.

We live in a time where activism is often performative, so genuine courage looks unfamiliar. But ignorance of history does not make those who act naïve(as what you have written).

There was no hidden script, no media choreography, no profit to be made.

The accounts were published, the NGOs registered, the cargo documented.
If sincerity is proven by sacrifice, then these people have already given enough.

So yes, Malaysians have a right to ask.

And they have been answered not through press conferences, but through 48 hours of captivity, through calm faces behind metal bars, through voices that refused to break even when the world doubted them.

Call it naïve if you wish, but remember this: the only reason it looks naïve is because faith in humanity has become rare enough to look unrealistic.

And let’s flip the Question

Instead of asking who paid for the boat,
ask why aid to Gaza still needs boats in 2025.

Instead of mocking those who sailed,
ask why armed soldiers board civilian vessels in open sea.

Instead of doubting their sincerity,
ask why our silence always sounds louder than their courage.

You wanted accountability. Fair.

But accountability cuts both ways, between those who act and those who scoff from safety.

Maybe the real awkward question is not for them at all.

Maybe it is for us. Yes You and Me.

When did compassion become something we had to apologise for?

Signed,
A Malaysian Who Still Believes in Humanity
FB: Khairul Azri

Spore DNGAF about these issues cos they don’t want to get involved.  What do they gain?  Nothing cos personally their try to distance themselves from this conflicts by showing support for any parties.  They just donate to the international aid agency and kept their mouth shut.  They believe it is best to keep mouth shut if you have nothing good to say.  This is the best policy, especially for this NEVERENDING conflict. This conflict is like the Arabian nights… 1000 years from now, they will still kill each other !

Singapore did more than malaysia with regards to gaza, they frequently air drop humanitarian supplies there

At least better than malaysia tokkoksingsong till cows come home

Trump peace plan never mentioned malaysia or anwar at all, indonesia got mentioned many times

Thanks, good info for those unaware of this initiative/mission
In the end, you choose what/who you want to believe, through exercising your own intellectual judgement...

As long its done for their own, sure ok.

You know
I know
We know la

Else plenty of other humanitarian efforts needed in past & present but only those didnt meet a specific criteria so.....

1 and 2 can be applied both ways
i know several christians malaysians that visited jerusalem

#1. Did you know that Malaysian passports effectively forbid travel to Israel except with special permission? Yes or no. No euphemisms.

#2. If you knew, did you choose to break that law anyway or were you simply careless with your travel documents? Either answer will do – but own it.

#3. When exactly did you plan this trip and who briefed you first? A WhatsApp group, an NGO, a political cell or a weekend pub chat? Names and dates please.

#4. Did any of you study geography? Because Gaza has no usable commercial port. How exactly were you planning to unload “aid” – by magic? By raft? By very enthusiastic handover to whom?

#5. Were you employed? Who approved two months off for this sudden seafaring pilgrimage? If your boss signed the leave, do tell us which boss – or was your employer conveniently unavailable?

#6. How did you afford this expedition? Did wealthy patrons fund your holiday or did you crowdfund the voyage from people who thought they were buying food, not PR (public relations exercise)? Please list donors or the crowdfunding link.

#7. How much food did you actually pack? A humanitarian load or a picnic or for a movie? Exact quantities or at least whether you planned for three meals a day for a month or two.

#8. Did you pack enough food for the return? Or were you counting on being airlifted home with a media conference framed as “victimhood”?

#9. Your detention video was suspiciously steady for open sea footage – who filmed it and when? Was the clip prepared beforehand or posted live as events unfolded?

#10. Finally: who wrote the script? You all recited the same lines with unnerving synchronicity. Is there a speechwriter? A PR agency? An organisational handbook on how to behave dramatically on camera?
If you were honest humanitarians, answer clearly and publicly.

If someone else financed, scripted or briefed you, name them now –

the people who funded your trip owe an explanation to the donors who believed they were buying food, not optics.

If you wish to clear your names, a simple, unvarnished reply will do. Post it where we can all read it.

Say who paid for the boat.

Say who told you Gaza had a functioning port.

Say whether you knew you were breaking Malaysian law when you got on that boat.
No speeches.
No camera-ready pauses.

Just facts.

The rakyat is ready to plan a second attempt – but we will not be financing publicity stunts dressed up as humanitarianism.

If you were genuine, show us. If you were complicit in anything else, now is the time to be honest: either with your fellow citizens or with your conscience.
sos

1 and 2 can be applied both ways
i know several christians malaysians that visited jerusalem

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𝐐𝟑: 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐩? 𝐀 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐀𝐩𝐩 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩, 𝐚𝐧 𝐍𝐆𝐎, 𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥?



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Honestly I like to know what these activists were doing when we have the great flood some time back?  Were they so active going around helping out the victims consisting of helpless MALAYSIANS then…. Anyone knows if they were involved in the big flood activities then?  Can share details?

we also dont see they take any actions when ukraine got invaded & attacked by russia. we dont see them shouting solidarity with ukraine or protesting against russia.

there are real genocide in some places in africa but we dont see these so called activists show any support to those being killed in africa.

for the past few decades tens of thousands of Yemen & Syria muslims murdered by islamic terrorists groups but we dont see these activists take any actions or even condemning the killing of muslims in Yemen & Syria.

so it's clear & obvious this flotilla bullshit is not really about helping gaza but to create a narrative to trap israel to further demonize israel to match the propaganda of hamas terrorists.

Budget 2026 expect more expansion of SST and increasing rate to 8 percent for some.

Lepas tu every 3 bulan hantar 100 juta ke Gaza lesap.

Join sampan kena tangkap. rakyat bayar.

Susah sangat nak faham ke, tindakan kau ada banyak effect lain kepada semua orang , termasuk yang kau tak ingin mengganggu?

You all think 100 million semuanyang duduk parlimen keluar poket sendiri?

Also it's not like an extremely contested territory like Gaza has universally agreed ownership anyway. 1 side says it's Palestine's, 1 side says it's Israel's.
Malaysian passport excluded Israel because our country do not acknowledge the existence of Israel. So it's not forbidden per se, but non-recognition.

A tad more nuanced than say, South Korea-North Korea, heck even Jammu & Kashmir.

you think that 100M can reach the hands of gaza citizen?

99.999% all go into personal bank acc of hamas leaders to support their 7 star lifestyle in Qatar.