2 Members Of The Deactivated MUI Fatwa Commission Have Visited The Israeli Embassy In Singapore

Chairman of the MUI for Fatwa Prof Muhammad Asrorun Ni'am Sholeh /ANTARA / Muhammad Zulfikar / aa.

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) stated that two members of the MUI Fatwa Commission who were deactivated had been confirmed to have visited the Israeli Embassy in Singapore last year.

"This is enough for us to deactivate both of them, while we will ask for further explanation. We have communicated with the two," said Asrorun Ni'am, quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, July 18.

Previously, two members of the MUI Fatwa Commission, namely MA and AR, were disabled because they were suspected of being involved with an organization (NGO) affiliated with Israel.

From the results of MUI's internal consolidation, it is known that there are NGOs formed by several people whose vision is to build diplomatic relations with Israel.

"Because the institutional attitude of the MUI clearly condemns the genocide committed by Israel and supports the struggle for the independence of the Palestinian people. The board clearly contradicts the MUI and the constitution," he said.

This UIN Professor Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta revealed that he had searched and profiled both of them.

In addition, MUI has also confirmed to the two members information on their involvement in Israel-affiliated NGOs.

Ni'am emphasized that the results of the search were valid and confirmed that the two members were indeed proven to be in an organization affiliated with Israel.

The caretaker of the An-Nahdlah Islamic Boarding School, Depok, West Java also explained that the two members were also found to have visited the Israeli Embassy in Singapore last year.

He emphasized that the next steps regarding the fate of the two Fatwa Commission administrators would be carried out with an organizational mechanism at MUI.

Meanwhile, MUI Secretary General Amirsyah Tambunan invited all mass organizations and the public in general to be careful with the various efforts made by anyone, any group, who tries to weaken the struggle to defend Palestine.

"We should not be trapped with the term lure and confusion," said Amirsyah.