Firms Supporting Israel Must Be Boycotted: Indonesian Scholars Council
The religious edict by the Indonesian Ulema (scholars) Council, or MUI, called for a boycott of goods and services from companies that support Israel in a show of solidarity with the Palestinians.
It said Muslims in the country must support the Palestinians' struggle against ‘Israeli aggression’, while also declaring that support for Israel or its supporters is "haram", or against Islamic law.
‘MUI call on every Muslim to avoid as much as possible transactions and use of Israel products and those that affiliated with Israel, as well as those who support colonialism and Zionism,’ Asrorun Niam Sholeh, an executive of the council, told reporters Friday.
‘We cannot support the party that is at war with Palestine, including using products whose proceeds actually support acts of murder of the Palestinians.’
MUI's latest fatwa comes with a campaign spreading in the Middle East calling for boycotts of Western brands that have shown support for Israel in its aggression on the Gaza Strip.
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Israel launched an offensive in Gaza after Hamas fighters launched the Al-Aqsa Flood Operation on October 7.
The Zionist regime’s attacks on the Gaza Strip have killed more than 11,000 people, mostly women and children.
Source: newagebd.n
