Petition · past parliament

Ask the Paralympic Committee to move the swimming Championships from Malaysia.

Closed 48 signatures

What the petition asks

The Malaysian prime minister has publicly stated about how Jews have “hooked noses,” and other anti-Semitic sentiments, states there is “no place for Israeli athletes in Malaysia” following Malaysia’s refusal to grant visas to Israeli athletes in the World Paralympic Swimming Championship.
Sport is a source of uniting people together though different backgrounds regardless of politics, sex, race, religion, and more. To disallow Israeli athletes to perform in the championships is not only an insult to what the Olympics stand for, but also a slap in the face to the benefits Israel has provided to aid paraplegics continue to prosper in their lives by creating products like the ReWalk exoskeleton used during the London Marathon.

Timeline

23 Jan 2019 Petition opened for signatures
23 Jul 2019 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 48
Status Closed
Opened 23 Jan 2019
Closed 23 Jul 2019

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.