Kuala Lumpur-SANA
In response to the continuous crimes of the Israeli occupation entity against the Palestinian people, its boycott is expanding internationally, the most recent of which is Malaysia's refusal to grant entry visas to its athletes to participate in the World Squash Championship to be held in Kuala Lumpur between the seventh and 12th of next month.
According to Agence France-Presse, the International Squash Federation said in a statement today, "The Malaysian authorities have informed them that they have not yet accepted the granting of an entry visa to the Israeli squash team."
In 2019, Malaysia was denied the organization of the Paralympic Swimming World Championships for refusing to grant entry visas to athletes from the occupying entity, and Malaysia's response at the time was that it would not back down from its position in support of the Palestinian people.
Despite the attempts of the occupation to conceal the atrocities it is committing against the Palestinians and falsify the facts through the absolute support provided to it by global media networks and the immunity provided by the United States to exempt it from any accountability in international forums, the circle of international solidarity with the Palestinian people who are subjected to one of the most heinous ethnic cleansing operations in the world has recently expanded. Date.
On the fifteenth of this month, the South African government announced that it had “withdrawn support” from the current Miss Country due to the adherence of those in charge of her activities to her participation in the Miss Universe competition, which will be hosted by the occupation next month in one of its settlements established on the lands of the village of Umm al-Rashrash in the occupied Palestinian territories in 1948. She explained that "the atrocities committed by" Israel" against the Palestinians are well documented, and the government, as a representative, cannot
It is legitimate for the people of South Africa to associate themselves with this with a clear conscience.”
Three days ago, Miss Greece Rafaela Plastira announced her withdrawal from the Miss Universe contest, and the Palestinian campaign to boycott "Israel" quoted Plastira as saying: "I can't go up to that stage and act as if nothing is happening while people are fighting for their lives there," and in a post on its page. The official on Instagram wrote, “I may not live in Palestine
But Palestine lives in my heart forever.” Plastera’s position came after a similar position to Miss Indonesia and Malaysia, who boycotted the competition so as not to contribute to “whitewashing the crimes of the Israeli occupation.”
Irish writer Sally Rooney announced last month her rejection of an Israeli publisher's request to translate her latest novel into Hebrew as part of a cultural boycott due to "Israel"'s racism against the Palestinians. Which they asserted was an exemplary response to the increasing injustice inflicted on the Palestinians.
