The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/hassen-chalghoumi/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:37:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Hassen Chalghoumi | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/hassen-chalghoumi/ 32 32 French imam asks Israelis to continue Tunisia pilgrimage despite terror attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/french-imam-asks-israelis-to-continue-tunisia-pilgrimage-despite-terror-attack/ Wed, 10 May 2023 12:13:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3012216 Hassen Chalghoumi, who was in Djerba when two Jews were killed there, says the annual event must continue for sake of 1,000-member local Jewish community

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]]> French imam recounts death threats from Islamists for asking to respect Holocaust https://www.timesofisrael.com/french-imam-recounts-death-threats-from-islamists-for-asking-to-respect-holocaust/ Sat, 29 Jan 2022 16:05:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2692535 In emotional TV interview, Hassen Chalghoumi says his family has been assaulted, harassed for years over his interfaith work

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]]> Rivlin meets delegation of European Muslim leaders in Jerusalem https://www.timesofisrael.com/rivlin-meets-delegation-of-european-muslim-leaders-in-jerusalem/ Sun, 16 Jun 2019 17:58:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2095298 President and group of imams and activists from France and Belgium discuss anti-Semitism, value of interfaith dialogue

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]]> No to BDS: French Muslim leaders tour northern West Bank as guests of settlers https://www.timesofisrael.com/french-muslim-leaders-tour-northern-west-bank-as-guests-of-settlers/ Fri, 14 Jun 2019 12:30:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2094351 Cleric Hassen Chalghoumi, known for his close ties to French Jews, says anti-Israel boycott efforts run contrary to Quranic law

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]]> French interfaith imam assaulted, called ‘Zionist’ in Tunisia https://www.timesofisrael.com/french-interfaith-imam-assaulted-called-zionist-in-tunisia/ Mon, 02 Sep 2013 11:11:57 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=659288 Hassen Chalghoumi uninjured in attack in presence of wife and children; assailant arrested

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]]> French and Israeli Muslims partner in the name of religious tolerance https://www.timesofisrael.com/french-and-israeli-muslims-partner-in-the-name-of-religious-tolerance/ Thu, 30 May 2013 16:12:52 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=528686 In the aftermath of the Toulouse terrorist attacks, one imam's transformative visit to Yad Vashem leads to a rare alliance

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]]> Toulouse victims died ‘because they were Jewish,’ Hollande says https://www.timesofisrael.com/toulouse-victims-died-because-they-were-jewish-hollande-says/ Sun, 17 Mar 2013 14:27:34 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=417518 French president marks anniversary of shooting spree that killed seven, including three children and a rabbi

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]]> French Jews pay a price for government effort to curb extremism https://www.timesofisrael.com/french-jews-pay-a-price-for-government-effort-to-curb-extremism/ Thu, 03 Jan 2013 01:05:15 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=328982 Attempts to cut off funding to radical Muslim groups are harming Jewish organizations, while Christian groups haven't been affected

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]]> French imams visit Yad Vashem, say life is more important than holy books https://www.timesofisrael.com/french-imams-visit-yad-vashem/ Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:16:19 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=280076 'No religion justifies killing,' Drancy's Muslim community head writes in visitors' book at Holocaust memorial

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]]> Israel’s chief rabbi to speak at Paris mosque https://www.timesofisrael.com/chief-rabbi-to-speak-at-paris-mosque/ Tue, 05 Jun 2012 07:27:46 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=121290 Invitation from Imam Hassen Chalghoumi comes on the heels of a wave of anti-Semitic violence in France

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]]> ‘Imam of the Jews’ pays historic visit to Yad Vashem https://www.timesofisrael.com/imam-of-the-jews-pays-historic-visit-to-yad-vashem/ Mon, 04 Jun 2012 19:07:24 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=120848 Hassen Chalghoumi of France says Holocaust deniers are accomplices in the crime

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]]> Prominent French imam: Mohamed Merah is unworthy of sharing the prophet’s name https://www.timesofisrael.com/prominent-french-imam-condemns-toulouse-attack-and-attacker/ Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:31:22 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=46848 Hassen Chalghoumi says Toulouse shootings were attacks on all of humanity

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