
Indonesian cleric: ‘Islam could reconcile Palestine and Israel’
After visiting Israel and meeting with PM Netanyahu, Indonesian cleric Yahya Cholil Staquf has received criticism at home. In a DW interview, he said that a “reinterpretation” of Islam is necessary for peace.Yahya Cholil Staquf is a prominent Muslim cleric and secretary general of the world’s largest Islamic organization, Indonesia’s Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), which has …