{"id":122428,"date":"2025-07-08T17:00:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T15:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=122428"},"modified":"2025-07-08T09:23:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T07:23:47","slug":"08-00-106","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=122428","title":{"rendered":"European Muslim Leaders Visit Israel to Promote Peace, Condemn Extremism Amid Rising Antisemitism"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.reunion68.com\/Biuletyn\/img\/algem.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"35%\" \/><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2025\/07\/07\/european-muslim-leaders-visit-israel-to-promote-peace-condemn-extremism-amid-rising-antisemitism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">European Muslim Leaders Visit Israel to Promote Peace, Condemn Extremism Amid Rising Antisemitism<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Ailin Vilches Arguello<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Israel-Muslim.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Israeli President Isaac Herzog meets with Muslim leaders from across Europe during a visit to promote interfaith dialogue and regional peace. Photo: Screenshot<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">In a bid to foster interfaith dialogue, a delegation of Muslim leaders from across Europe met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem on Monday, kicking off a week-long visit amid growing concerns\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2025\/05\/07\/antisemitism-skyrockets-7-countries-largest-jewish-populations-global-report-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">over rising antisemitism worldwide<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Organized by the European Leadership Network (ELNET), a nongovernmental, nonpartisan group founded in 2007 to strengthen Israel-EU relations, the visit brought together Muslim leaders from France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, and England to promote interfaith cooperation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">In a post on X, Herzog praised the initiative, saying he was \u201cmoved and inspired\u201d by his meeting with the delegation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cThey stand bravely against extremism, and speak out for coexistence and partnership between faiths,\u201d the Israeli leader wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cHere in Israel we live together side by side, Muslim and Jew, together with people of all faiths \u2014 and I urged them to take back with them to their communities a message of hope and peace for the future of the region,\u201d Herzog continued.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cInshallah, we will all see better days, with our hostages back home, and the end of conflicts and suffering in our region,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" 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Imams of France, told Herzog during their meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cYou represent the world of humanity and democracy,\u201d the Muslim leader said. \u201cYou represent the world of brotherhood, humanity, and liberty.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Imam Chalghoumi noted that members of the delegation were fully aware of the risks they faced due to their visit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Herzog praised the group for their \u201ccourageous\u201d visit. \u201cWe are all the sons of Abraham,\u201d he said, expressing hope that\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2025\/07\/07\/netanyahu-to-meet-trump-at-white-house-as-israel-hamas-discuss-ceasefire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">regional peace would soon be within reach<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cI believe that the historic progress in our region is the result of dialogue \u2014 between Muslims and Jews and between Jews and Muslims,\u201d the Israeli leader said. \u201cAgainst the extremist forces trying to stop this progress of living together, there are other forces that are growing stronger every day, advancing this vision.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The delegation also emphasized their message of solidarity and love for the Jewish people, expressing hope for the safe return of the hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cWe want to see all the hostages home, and also to stop the suffering of the residents of Gaza and live a good life together,\u201d Herzog told them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">After meeting with the Israeli leader, the delegation visited the Knesset and toured Jerusalem\u2019s Old City.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The group is also scheduled to meet with Muslim victims of the Hamas onslaught, visit the Syrian and Lebanese borders, and tour sites in southern Israel impacted by the Oct. 7 attacks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">In a post on X, Noor Dahri, one of the imams in the delegation, praised the visit, saying it was \u201ca great pleasure\u201d to meet the Israeli leader.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cIt was a peace journey from European Muslim Imams to Israel,\u201d the Muslim leader said. \u201cWe want peace between both nations and strongly condemn political Islam and Islamist groups like Hamas, Hezbollah and others.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"twitter-widget-3\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" 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