Muslims in Oslo formed a human chain around the city’s main
synagogue, chanting “No to anti-Semitism, no to Islamophobia.” Over 1,000
people took part in the rally to show solidarity with Jews just a week after a
fatal shooting in a Denmark synagogue. Muslims formed what they called a ring
of peace, as the small Jewish congregation filed out of the synagogue after
Shabbat prayers on Saturday. The message was simple – they mourn and stand in
solidarity with the victims of increasingly instances of violence against Jews
in Europe, including the terror attacks in France in January and in neighboring
Denmark last week.
“This shows that there
are many more peacemakers than war-makers,” Zeeshan Abdullah, one of the organizers told the crowd. “There is still hope for humanity, for peace
and love across religious differences and background.”
“It is unique that
Muslims stand to this degree against anti-Semitism and that fills us with
hope...particularly as it's a grassroots movement of young Muslims,” said
Norway's Jewish community leader Ervin
Kohn.
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