Indonesia's NU Members Meeting with Israeli President: Nationwide Reactions
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16 July 2024 16:25 WIB
An Indonesian Islamic organization lamented the meeting between the Israeli president and NU members
The Islamic organization of Ahlulbait Indonesia (ABI) said the meeting disregarded the support and struggle towards Palestinian independence.
The General Chair of ABI, Habib Zahir bin Yahya, said making peace and holding dialogues with a colonial entity makes no sense as the genocide and land grabs committed by Israel have gone beyond the limits of humanity.
"Claiming to represent Islam while visiting Israel hurts the feelings of Muslims and liberated nations worldwide. While Palestine, Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Lebanon, and Syria are struggling to liberate Palestine from colonialism, they (NU members) came to Israel for peace, it’s deplorable,” said Zahir in an online press conference in Jakarta, on Monday, July 15, 2024, as quoted by Antara.
Zahir said not even Middle Eastern countries with diplomatic ties with Israel have been able to prevent Israel’s barbarism, let alone a handful of ignorant youths.
The Chair of ABI also asked the Indonesian government to reject the normalization offer with Israel which was tantamount to betrayal of the Constitution. He asked the entire nation to be wary of the existence of some individuals who are pushing to establish economic relations with Israel for personal gain. Zahir hopes that the government will take firm action against these individuals.
NU University to hold an ethics trial against Zainul Maarif
Meanwhile, the Indonesian Nahdlatul Ulama University (Unusia) will hold an ethics trial for one of its lecturers, Zainul Maarif, one of the five people meeting with President Herzog.
"Unusia will hold an ethics trial against Zainul Maarif to account for his activities," said the Head of the Public Relations Bureau of Unusia Dwi Putri in a statement in Jakarta on Monday.
Dwi said the visit directly impacted Unusia's reputation and was contrary to the values adhered to by the university. Dwi emphasized the university fully supports Palestinian independence and strongly condemns Israel's genocide in Gaza. She also noted that the visit had absolutely nothing to do with Unusia as a higher education institution in Indonesia.
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