KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has branded Israel a “criminal state”, hitting back at a decision to strip Malaysia of the right to host a major swimming event for refusing to let Israelis participate.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced at the weekend that Malaysia would no longer be staging the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships as authorities had failed to provide guarantees that Israelis could take part.
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