Tag: Malaysia
Hamas leadership welcomed by multiple countries, including Malaysia
Various countries—including Turkey, Iran and Russia—have welcomed Hamas members in recent weeks after the terror group's leadership was asked to leave Qatar, Israel's Kan News reported on Monday night.
Senior Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya, once the deputy of now-slain...
Hamas ‘sending Palestinian students to Malaysia for cyber warfare training’
Hamas is sending Palestinian students to Malaysia for cyber-warfare training and operations, Israeli media reported on Tuesday.
According to the Kan News report, Hamas recruited tens of Palestinian youths for training in Malaysia in recent years, with some remaining...
Malaysian police arrest alleged Mossad ring after Hamas ‘asset’ kidnapped
Malaysian police say they rescued a Palestinian man captured by a group of locals who had been engaged by the Mossad.
A group of men, the alleged kidnappers, shackled and in single file, were paraded...
Columbia celebrates anti-Semitism
There are very few Jews in Malaysia. I know because I checked with the intelligence community—or at least, looked it up in the CIA World Factbook. But my point is that even though Malaysia...
Pro-Israel Columbia student questions Malaysian premier about Holocaust denial
A member of the college campus group Students Supporting Israel confronted Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad during his controversial Columbia University speech on Wednesday about the leader questioning the number of Jews killed in...
Malaysian premier adds to anti-Semitic record, elicits chortling from Cambridge
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad added to his anti-Semitic record on Sunday, eliciting laughter from the Cambridge Union—the more than 200-year-old debating and free speech society in Cambridge, England, and the largest society at...
Polish Olympian refuses to coach Malaysian swim team due to anti-Israel policy
Four-time Polish Olympic swimmer Bart Kizierowski has rejected an offer to coach Malaysia’s national swimming team, saying he would not train the Malaysians after they refused to admit Israeli athletes into the country.
The International...
Paralympic Committee strips Malaysia of right to host event
Malaysia was officially stripped of the right to host a Paralympic swimming championship by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on Sunday after issuing a ban on Israeli athletes.
“Politics and sport are never a good...
Israel labels Malaysian ban on its athletes ‘shameful’ and ‘inspired’ by anti-Semitism
Israel slammed Malaysia’s ban on Israeli participation in the Muslim-majority nation’s hosting of international sporting events, citing the choice was motivated by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s “rabid anti-Semitism.”
“This is shameful and totally opposes the Olympic...
Malaysia blocks entry to Israeli swimmers for world championship
Malaysia has denied Israel’s Paralympics swimming team from entering the country to partake in the World Para Swimming Championships in July.
The event, to be held in the Malaysian city of Kuching, is crucial as...