In 2009, I made the decision to come to Israel, to get to know the Israeli population and the geopolitical situation first-hand. But whenever I attended events that were related to the Shoah and getting closer to the Jewish community, and in relation to the, I was brought back to Israel and the Palestinians and Gaza. I had this tendency to avoid speaking about politics or international affairs and instead focus on France. I have friends who spoke to me about Israel but initially I said, we are French Muslims, you are French Jews, it’s unnecessary to speak about Israel because we are neither Palestinians nor Israelis. A: In 2004-2005, I often had encounters with the members of the Jewish community and also went to Holocaust memorials since I am the imam of Drancy, a city known for its relationship to the Shoah.
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