Malaysia israel relations

Israelis unable to compete in FIDE amateur chess tournament taking place in Malaysia

FIDE's official announcement states that "all FIDE member federations and all eligible players are invited to participate." However, Malaysia's entry restrictions prevent Israelis from competing.

India's Vishwanathan Anand plays against Israel's Boris Gelfand during a tie-break of FIDE World chess championship match in State Tretyakovsky Gallery in Moscow on May 30, 2012.
A supporter of Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, chairman of the Pakatan Harapan (The Alliance of Hope) coalition, holds a Malaysia flag during an election campaign rally on November 16, 2022; file photo.

Malaysia amb. to US summoned by State Department over country's Israel policy

Anti-Israel demonstrators hold cutouts depicting US President Donald Trump’s face as they march towards the US Embassy to protest the president's visit to Malaysia for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit on Sunday, at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 24, 2025

Malaysia vows explusion of Israelis found in the country amid investigations into Tech community

 Israel police arrests a terror suspect in east Jerusalem

Malaysia jails Israeli for seven years on firearms offences


Antisemitic swimming

Malaysia’s Deputy Sports Minister Sim Hee Kyung reportedly said that the decision was “a means to protest against the continuous Israeli oppression of the Palestinian people.”

A mosque is silhouetted against city buildings in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January 27, 2016.

German politician urges to cancel event with Malaysia due to antisemitism

In a statement issued by the social democratic politician Michaele Engelmeier, she called for a cancellation of sports events in Malaysia.

Volker Beck of Germany's environmental party Die Gruenen (The Greens), Berlin, 2017.

After swimmers banned, Malaysian PM says no Israelis allowed in country

"It is my right to criticize Israel for its policy regarding the Palestinians and say they do many bad things."

Malaysia Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad

Israel slams Malaysian decision to bar Paralympic athletes

Swimmers from some 70 countries are expected to compete at the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships in the eastern state of Sarawak from July 29-Aug. 4.

swimming pool under water illustrative

Body of Hamas engineer eliminated in Malaysia arrives in Gaza

Liberman has suggested that Batsh was killed in an internal Palestinian dispute.

Men holding up a poster portrait of 35-year-old Palestinian professor and Hamas member Fadi Mohammad al-Batsh, who was killed in Malaysia, outside his family's house in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip.

Whither Malaysia?

Will Israeli diplomat David Roet’s visit be a one-time anomaly or the start of a new beginning in Israeli-Malaysian relations?

EMIR Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani inspects an honor guard during a state welcome ceremony at the Parliament House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Malaysian PM Najib says will use all means to fight Trump's Jerusalem move

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and his ruling party have been burnishing their Islamic credentials with the aim of boosting their chances in the general election.

Mahathir Mohamad speaks during an interview in Putrajaya, Malaysia

Malaysia former PM calls Trump a 'villain' for Jerusalem plan

Social media users in Muslim-majority Malaysia vowed to boycott US companies, such as McDonald's Corp, following US President Trump's decision.

Mahathir Mohamad speaks during an interview in Putrajaya, Malaysia

Malaysian defense minister: Armed Forces ready to help Palestinians

Pro-Palestine protesters burn an effigy of U.S. President Donald Trump as they march towards the US embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Malaysia, how about visas for Israelis?

Malaysia, it’s time to abandon outmoded thinking and intolerance.

WHY CAN’T Israelis visit here? A newly built hotel in the Country Gardens’ Forest City development in Johor Bahru, Malaysia