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Israel\u2019s Paralympic swim team will not be permitted to enter the country of Malaysia for the World Para Swimming Championships in July, YNet News reported.<\/p>

Malaysia\u2019s official religion is Islam and it is the latest Islamic nation to deny entry to Israeli athletes by denying the entry visas.<\/p>

The results of the world event will factor into qualifying for the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo. More than 600 swimmers from 70 countries are expected \u2014\u00a0but now, not Israel.<\/p>

The directors of the Israel Paralympics Committee have tried to involve the Sports and Culture Ministry, in an effort to obtain visas, but have yet to receive a response, YNet News reported.<\/p>

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Bin Mohammad <\/strong>recently criticized the Australian government\u2019s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, stating: \u201cJerusalem has always been Palestinian territory and it must remain in its current status,\u201d according to YNet News<\/a>.<\/p>

The chairman of the Israeli Olympic Committee, Nisim Sasportas<\/strong>, told Ynet: \u201cFor some time now we have been trying to guarantee our participation in the world championships. In principle, everyone says that it will work out, but we have still not received an invitation or visas. We are continuing to apply pressure. We have letters of support from the International Paralympics Committee, the European Paralympics Committee and the Olympic Athletes Committee, and hope that they allow the athletes and their security entourage to participate.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"