Anwar shows proof of APCO's Israeli links

KUALA LUMPUR - Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim furnished  proof Friday that controversial U.S. communications firm APCO was involved in the design of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's prized 1Malaysia slogan. "For decades, I was tagged as a Jewish agent by the Umno leaders. Now when I provide documents showing the connection between APCO and members of the Israeli secret services like  Shin Bet, I am kicked out of Parliament," Anwar told a press  conference here, according to Malaysia Chronicle. "Altogether, four Malaysian MPs have been suspended and kept  out of Parliament because of APCO. I think both APCO and the Malaysian government owe an explanation to the Malaysian people," he said. On Thursday, Anwar, who is Permatang Pauh MP, was denied the right to defend himself and slapped  with a six-month suspension from Parliament, together with three others of his party colleagues -  Bukit Gelugor MP Karpal Singh, Gombak MP Azmin Ali and Subang MP Sivarasa Rasiah. Anwar also exposed the involvement of Omar Mustapha Ong, who is widely known to be one of Najib's advisers focusing on the oil-and-gas and media sectors. Last year, Omar had stirred a ruckus when top Petronas staff objected to his appointment to its  board of directors. Reporters at the press conference were shown a copy of a letter from international consultung firm  GCI addressed to the Israeli government that specifically named APCO as being on the panel of firms that would participate in the contract to conceptualize former Israeli Premier Ehud Barack's OneIsrael in the late 1990s. Officailly, it is against Malaysia's foreign policy to have any dealings with Israel and the appointment  of APCO has deeply angered the sensitivites of the Muslims.