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Published: Today 9:40 am
Several stadiums in Palestine displayed the Jalur Gemilang during the weekend as a sign of appreciation for Malaysia's move to ban Israel participation in a world paralympic event in Sarawak.
Stadiums flying the Malaysian flag or displaying support banners for Malaysia's stand included the Palestine Stadium and the Yarmouk Stadium, one of the oldest stadiums in Gaza City, news portal FMT reported today.
One of the banners at Yarmouk read, "Thank you Malaysia for standing against the normalisation (of relations) with the so-called ‘Israel'". It was hung at the stadium during a match on Saturday.
“The (display of flags and the banner) at the football fields is a show of support for Malaysia to show how Palestinians are glad.
“Malaysia’s stand was well received by Palestine, especially in Gaza,” Palestinian Cultural Organisation Malaysia chairperson Muslim Imran reportedly told FMT.
Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad had earlier this month announced that the country would not be issuing visas to athletes from Israel to participate in World Para-Swimming Championships to be held in Kuching in July.
Swimmers from some 70 countries are expected to compete in the championship, an important milestone before next year’s Tokyo Paralympics.
In response, to Putrajaya's announcement, Israel said it would call on the International Paralympic Committee, which is organising the competition, to change the venue if it cannot persuade Malaysia to lift its edict.
Mahathir later said that it was Malaysia's right to close its borders to the Israelites as Malaysia does not have diplomatic relations with Israel.
Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman also stood by the decision, stating that Israel's attempt to "play victim" was hypocritical and it, too, had politicised sports in the past.
https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/461178
Several stadiums in Palestine displayed the Jalur Gemilang during the weekend as a sign of appreciation for Malaysia's move to ban Israel participation in a world paralympic event in Sarawak.
Stadiums flying the Malaysian flag or displaying support banners for Malaysia's stand included the Palestine Stadium and the Yarmouk Stadium, one of the oldest stadiums in Gaza City, news portal FMT reported today.
One of the banners at Yarmouk read, "Thank you Malaysia for standing against the normalisation (of relations) with the so-called ‘Israel'". It was hung at the stadium during a match on Saturday.
“The (display of flags and the banner) at the football fields is a show of support for Malaysia to show how Palestinians are glad.
“Malaysia’s stand was well received by Palestine, especially in Gaza,” Palestinian Cultural Organisation Malaysia chairperson Muslim Imran reportedly told FMT.
Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad had earlier this month announced that the country would not be issuing visas to athletes from Israel to participate in World Para-Swimming Championships to be held in Kuching in July.
Swimmers from some 70 countries are expected to compete in the championship, an important milestone before next year’s Tokyo Paralympics.
In response, to Putrajaya's announcement, Israel said it would call on the International Paralympic Committee, which is organising the competition, to change the venue if it cannot persuade Malaysia to lift its edict.
Mahathir later said that it was Malaysia's right to close its borders to the Israelites as Malaysia does not have diplomatic relations with Israel.
Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman also stood by the decision, stating that Israel's attempt to "play victim" was hypocritical and it, too, had politicised sports in the past.
https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/461178
