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Indonesia's biggest Islamic group asks chief to resign over invitation to pro-Israeli speaker
Nahdlatul Ulama, with around 100 million members, demands resignation over a pro-Israel scholar invitation and alleged financial mismanagement, giving the chairman three days to step down.
- On Thursday, Nahdlatul Ulama asked Chairman Yahya Cholil Staquf to resign within three days after he invited a U.S. scholar to an internal event in August.
- NU leaders said the demand followed Staquf's invitation to someone it described as affiliated with an international Zionism network and cited alleged financial mismanagement.
- Staquf apologised for the invitation, saying he had not carefully checked the scholar's background, while NU official Najib Azca told Reuters the calls to step down stemmed from inviting Peter Berkowitz to an August event.
- NU Secretary-General Yusuf Saifullah urged members to remain calm as senior members handle the issue internally, while requests for comment to Yahya Cholil Staquf and Peter Berkowitz went unanswered.
- Indonesia's long-standing position on Israel shapes reactions as the country has routinely condemned Israel since the 2023 Gaza war and Peter Berkowitz's August seminars intensified scrutiny within Nahdlatul Ulama.
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Indonesia's largest Islamic organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), has asked its leader to resign over an invitation to an internal event extended to an American scholar known for his support for Israel during the Gaza Strip war.
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right9Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution56% Right
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C 19%
R 56%
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