Muslim groups Friday urged Malaysians to boycott US goods such
as Coca-Cola over the Gaza offensive, and an influential former
premier said people working for Starbucks or McDonald's should
quit.
Around 300 people held a noisy protest outside the National
Mosque in Kuala Lumpur after Friday prayers to condemn Washington
over its support for Israel and urge Arab countries to cut off oil
supplies to the United States.
Shouting "Long live Islam, long live Palestine, destroy Israel!"
they said Malaysians should boycott Coca-Cola, Colgate and
Starbucks.
The boycott is spearheaded by the Malaysian Islamic Consumers
Association, and the Muslim Restaurant Operators Association which
has removed Coca-Cola from the menu at thousands of eateries.
Addressing the crowd, ex-prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said
Malaysians "will not die if they do not use the US goods" and urged
those working for US companies such as fast-food giant McDonalds to
quit their jobs.
"I hope Starbucks and McDonald's employees will stop working
there," he said.
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