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Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions Malaysia No. 9 Jalan Dagang SB4/1, Taman Sungai Besi Indah Seri Kembangan, 43000, Selangor, Malaysia 27 December 2015 Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Malaysia (BDS Malaysia) PRESS RELEASE BOYCOTT APARTHEID ISRAEL Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Malaysia (BDS Malaysia) is very concerned with the recent statement by Perak DAP leader, Chong Zhemin regarding the decision by the Malaysian government to refuse visas to two Israeli windsurfers due to participate in the Youth Sailing World Championships in Langkawi. Notwithstanding his retraction, we are nonetheless bewildered as to why he issued it in the first place. There is a growing global movement that is protesting the ethnic cleansing, racial apartheid and military occupation of Palestine by Israel. Sports have not been spared by the Israeli authorities. Palestinian footballers have been killed, stadiums bombed and players have been refused permission to travel to matches. Following a campaign by Palestinian sports team and activists across Europe, the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) rejected an Israeli bid to host games during the 2020 European Championships. World soccer superstars, the likes of Christiano Ronaldo, Brazilian Ronaldo and Eric Cantona are active campaigners for boycotting Israel, calling it a racist state, which violates human rights. BDS campaign “ADIDAS: Don’t run with Israeli Apartheid” finally ended ADIDAS sponsorship of the Jerusalem marathon. BDS has evolved into a truly global human rights based movement against Israel until it complies with international law. And BDS Malaysia calls upon all Malaysians to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian popular resistance and boycott Israel until it: 1. Ends its occupation and colonization of all Arab lands occupied in June 1967 and dismantles the Apartheid Wall; 2. Recognise the fundamental rights of the ArabPalestinian citizens of Israel to full equality; and 3. Respect, protect and promote the rights of Palestinian refugees to return to their homes and properties as stipulated in UN Resolution 194. Prof Mohd Nazari Ismail Chairman, BDS MALAYSIA

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Boycott,  Divestment  &  Sanctions  Malaysia  No.  9  Jalan  Dagang  SB4/1,  Taman  Sungai  Besi  Indah  Seri  Kembangan,  43000,  Selangor,  Malaysia  

 

 

27  December  2015    Boycott,  Divestment  and  Sanctions  Malaysia  (BDS  Malaysia)  PRESS  RELEASE  

BOYCOTT  APARTHEID  ISRAEL    Boycott,  Divestment  and  Sanctions  Malaysia  (BDS  Malaysia)  is  very  concerned  with  the  recent  statement  by  Perak  DAP  leader,  Chong  Zhemin  regarding  the  decision  by  the  Malaysian  government  to  refuse    visas  to  two  Israeli  windsurfers  due  to  participate  in  the  Youth  Sailing  World  Championships  in  Langkawi.    Notwithstanding  his  retraction,  we  are  nonetheless  bewildered  as  to  why  he  issued  it  in  the  first  place.      There  is  a  growing  global  movement  that  is  protesting  the  ethnic  cleansing,  racial  apartheid  and  military  occupation  of  Palestine  by  Israel.  Sports  have  not  been  spared  by  the  Israeli  authorities.  Palestinian  footballers  have  been  killed,  stadiums  bombed  and  players  have  been  refused  permission  to  travel  to  matches.      Following  a  campaign  by  Palestinian  sports  team  and  activists  across  Europe,  the  Union  of  European  Football  Associations  (UEFA)  rejected  an  Israeli  bid  to  host  games  during  the  2020  European  Championships.    World  soccer  superstars,  the  likes  of  Christiano  Ronaldo,  Brazilian  Ronaldo  and  Eric  Cantona  are  active  campaigners  for  boycotting  Israel,  calling  it  a  racist  state,  which  violates  human  rights.    BDS  campaign  “ADIDAS:  Don’t  run  with  Israeli  Apartheid”  finally  ended  ADIDAS  sponsorship  of  the  Jerusalem  marathon.    BDS  has  evolved  into  a  truly  global  human  rights  based  movement  against  Israel  until  it  complies  with  international  law.    And  BDS  Malaysia  calls  upon  all  Malaysians  to  stand  in  solidarity  with  the  Palestinian  popular  resistance  and  boycott  Israel  until  it:    

 1.            Ends  its  occupation  and  colonization  of  all  Arab  lands  occupied  in  June  1967  and  dismantles  the  Apartheid  Wall;  2.            Recognise  the  fundamental  rights  of  the  Arab-­‐Palestinian  citizens  of  Israel  to  full  equality;  and  3.            Respect,  protect  and  promote  the  rights  of  Palestinian  refugees  to  return  to  their  homes  and  properties  as  stipulated  in  UN  Resolution  194.  

 Prof  Mohd  Nazari  Ismail  Chairman,  BDS  MALAYSIA    

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Boycott,  Divestment  &  Sanctions  Malaysia  No.  9  Jalan  Dagang  SB4/1,  Taman  Sungai  Besi  Indah  Seri  Kembangan,  43000,  Selangor,  Malaysia