KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's ambassador to the United States was summoned by the US State Department to explain Kuala Lumpur's position on Israel, state media reported, citing the country's foreign minister. Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan said Ambassador Muhammad Shahrul Ikram Yaakob told the State Department that Malaysia's longstanding policy of not recognising Israel was not new. "It has always been Malaysia's policy. An immigration probe into the Network School followed, and authorities found that all its participants had valid travel documents. They urged the State Department to review US security and economic ties with Malaysia.