Why can't Malaysians go to Israel?

Malaysia regards Islam as the state religion, about 60% of the population is Muslim, and has no diplomatic relations with Israel. 20 15 When Malaysia held a windsurfing competition in Langkawi Island, two Israeli athletes were refused entry to participate in the competition; 20 16 gave up hosting a FIFA meeting on the grounds that there was an Israeli delegation among the participants.

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Malaysia does not recognize Israel and has no diplomatic relations with Israel, so Malaysia's passport is printed with "This passport is valid in all countries except Israel" in Malay and English. However, the Israeli government will still use another piece of paper to issue entry visas to visiting Malaysian citizens, but if they are found by the immigration authorities after returning home, their passports will be confiscated immediately and they will be prohibited from going abroad for a period of time.

In 2009, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict escalated, and the government banned citizens from going to Israel for security reasons until 20 1 1.

However, more stringent pilgrimage measures are taken for Christians, including allowing only 700 people to go to Israel every year, limiting the pilgrimage group of each church to 40 people, making only one pilgrimage in three years, and only visiting Israel once 10 days. Private people are not allowed to go to Israel, and pilgrims must be over 18 years old.

2012 1 9 The Malaysian government officially relaxed the restrictions on Christians' pilgrimage to Israel, and no longer restricted the age of pilgrims, the number of pilgrims per year, the number of pilgrimages and the number of church pilgrimages, and allowed Christians to stay in the local area for up to 21day.

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