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Malaysia refuses to host FIFA because of Israeli presence
Arutz Sheva ^ | 19/8/16 | Hillel Fendel

Posted on 08/19/2016 7:30:17 AM PDT by Eleutheria5

Malaysia has decided it would rather not host the 67th FIFA Congress next year, as it means hosting an Israeli delegation as part of it.

Malaysia was scheduled to host the Congress in its capital city of Kuala Lumpur on May 11-12, 2017. It refused to issue visas to Israeli delegates, and therefore had to relinquish the hosting rights.

Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Zahid Hamidi said his country could not provide visas to Israeli officials because of the lack of diplomatic ties with Israel and because "local sensitivities" might be riled up.

"Some of the conditions of hosting the event include placing [Israel's] flag on the table during the congress," he was quoted as saying. "After comparing the benefits and the risks, it is better for Malaysia to avoid playing host."

The official religion of Malaysia, located in southeastern Asia, is Sunni Islam, and some 62% of the population of 31 million are Muslims.

The Gaza-based Hamas terrorist organization hailed the Malaysian decision. “This decision reflects Malaysia’s firm position [against] normalization with the occupation, and illustrates the country’s principled support for Palestine,” Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said in a press release on Thursday.

“Hamas and Palestinians cherish the Malaysian decision and wish Malaysia prosperity and progress,”...

(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Israel
KEYWORDS: fifa; host; islam; malaysia; obamalegacy; soccer
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What is meant by progress would be interesting to know.
1 posted on 08/19/2016 7:30:17 AM PDT by Eleutheria5
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Good. Fuqum. Hold it somewhere else and do not invite them


2 posted on 08/19/2016 7:32:38 AM PDT by dsrtsage (One half of all people have below average IQ. In the US the number is 54%en)
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To: Eleutheria5

Muslims hate Jews, democrats hate Jews, Satan hates Jews. See the pattern?


3 posted on 08/19/2016 7:32:44 AM PDT by realcleanguy
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To: Eleutheria5

It sounds like there are a lot of “haters” in Malaysia.


4 posted on 08/19/2016 7:33:41 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Let's Make Our Government and Founding Documents Great Again!)
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To: Eleutheria5

But that doesn’t make them racist. barbarian, animals or anything.


5 posted on 08/19/2016 7:40:02 AM PDT by thorvaldr
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To: realcleanguy

Correction.

Jews >> Israel


6 posted on 08/19/2016 7:42:29 AM PDT by TexasGator
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To: Eleutheria5

What a sick place. ( ps: Without the Chinese there, they’d still be back in the eighth century)


7 posted on 08/19/2016 7:45:06 AM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicians are not born. They're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero)
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To: Eleutheria5

8 posted on 08/19/2016 7:45:47 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

How progressive.


9 posted on 08/19/2016 7:48:56 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (“If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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To: faithhopecharity

Now Just a cotton pickin’ minit here. Let’s be fair. Joseph Conrad would have written novels about Malaysia even if the Chinese hadn’t been there. So they’d still be back in the eighth century, except for a few Joseph Conrad novels.


10 posted on 08/19/2016 7:50:55 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (“If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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To: realcleanguy

And I hate Muslims for the intolerant savages they are.


11 posted on 08/19/2016 7:52:38 AM PDT by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam. Buy ammo.")
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To: Eleutheria5

All the Muzzie hellholes are antithetical to ethical civilization.

The UN and all international organizations are blighted by far too much influence from Islamic nations which hate Israel and hate the values of freedom.


12 posted on 08/19/2016 7:56:37 AM PDT by Enchante (Hillary's new campaign slogan: "Guilty as hell, free as a bird!! Laws are for peasants!")
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To: dsrtsage

Wow, that’s exactly what I was going to say.

(The climate and sanitation in Malaysia are ghastly, too.)


13 posted on 08/19/2016 8:21:23 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("From the cradle to the grave, man is unteachable." ~ Winston Churchill)
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To: Eleutheria5

Malaysia is often touted as an example of “moderate” and “peaceful” Muslims.

Moderate, hate-filled, savage, peaceful Muslims, perhaps...


14 posted on 08/19/2016 8:41:53 AM PDT by Zeppo ("Happy Pony is on - and I'm NOT missing Happy Pony")
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To: Eleutheria5
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 — Malaysia’s “diversity, tolerance and progress” can be a model to the world, US President Barack Obama said today.

Obama also said that the US, in partnership with Up Global, a world non-profit group for entrepreneurs, will support 500,000 new entrepreneurs around the world.

“Malaysia’s diversity, tolerance and progress can be a model to countries around the world,” the American president said in a video that was screened to delegates at the 4th Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2013 here today.

- See more at: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/obama-lauds-malaysias-democracy-tolerance-progress#sthash.OmorqtAB.dpuf

Yup Obammy . . . you saw that correctly

15 posted on 08/19/2016 8:50:22 AM PDT by saywhatagain
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To: Eleutheria5

øbama delighted


16 posted on 08/19/2016 9:07:37 AM PDT by onedoug
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To: dsrtsage

Who needs Malaysia? Bunch of backward filthy savages.


17 posted on 08/19/2016 9:10:45 AM PDT by EinNYC
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To: Eleutheria5

And this is a “moderate” Muslim country.


18 posted on 08/19/2016 9:11:12 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: realcleanguy

Oh the Protestants
Hate the Catholics

And the Catholics
Hate the Protestants

And the Hindus
Hate the Moslems

And everybody hates the Jews

-Tom Lehrer (National Brotherhood Week)


19 posted on 08/19/2016 9:12:20 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: dsrtsage

Right Fck Em....who cares what Muslims in backward holes are thinking just so long as they don’t immigrate here.


20 posted on 08/19/2016 9:27:40 AM PDT by dennisw (The strong take from the weak, but the smart take from the strong)
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