KUALA LAMPUR, Sunday, January 13, 2019 (WAFA) – Malaysia has denied entry visas to Israeli para-swimmers for the 2019 World Para Swimming World Championships in the country scheduled for this year’s summer.
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad reiterated that the nation will continue to deny Israeli para-swimmers visas for the 2019 WPS World Championships in July.
“We will not allow them [to enter]. If they come, then it is an offense,” he said in a press conference on Tuesday, “If they want to withdraw the championships’ hosting rights from Malaysia, then they can try to do so.”
Malaysia has long enforced a policy of disallowing Israeli passport-holders from entering the country due to a lack of diplomatic relations between the two nations.
From July 29th to August 4th, 2019, the Malaysian city of Kuching is set to host hundreds of swimmers from 70 countries for the meet.
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