REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Deputy Secretary General of the Indonesian Ulema Assembly (Wasekjen MUI), Ikhsan Abdullah called on the public, especially Muslims to remain active in boycotting the products and all affiliated to support Israel. The move was a form of struggle to help Gazans, Palestinians, who suffered great suffering as a result of Israeli military genocide.

“The socialization of the boycott movement of Israeli products and Israeli-affiliated products should not be slackened, it must be continuously promoted,” Ikhsan said in Jakarta, Thursday (18/1/2024)

According to Ikhsan, MUI has until recently been active in encouraging people to avoid using Israeli-affiliated global products. “It was part of the implementation of the fatwa in support of the Palestinian struggle,” he said at the event of the National Silaturahmi of the Islamic Ormas and Majelis-Assemblies of Religion in the Declaration of the Peaceful Election of Peoples of the Cross Islamic and Cross Religious Organizations at the Grand Sahid Jaya Hotel, Central Jakarta, Tuesday (16/1/2024).

In November 2023, the MU issued Fatwa No. 83 of 2023 on the Law of Support to the Palestinian Struggle. The fatwa states that it is mandatory for Muslims to help the Palestinian struggle for independence, including through donations, zakat, infak, or alms.