Boycott Divestment Sanction against Israel

1.
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

2.
Boycott,
Divestment
&
Sanctions
Malaysia
No.
9
Jalan
Dagang
SB4/1,
Taman
Sungai
Besi
Indah
Seri
Kembangan,
43000,
Selangor,
Malaysia