Malaysia’s former prime minister reportedly called for greater tolerance between Muslims and non-Muslims. Mahathir Mohammed, who before leaving office said Jews “rule the world by proxy” and that the Muslim world must unite to defeat them, said “Muslims should accept other people’s religions.”
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