President Reuven Rivlin receives at his residence a delegation of Indonesian Muslim leaders visiting Israel on the initiative of the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council.
Rivlin spoke to the group about Jewish-Muslim relations in Israel, a spokesman for the president says.
“I assure you in Jerusalem, the city of God, everyone can worship according to his belief, and Israel will continue to defend this right – it doesn’t matter what the anti-Israel propaganda may say. The propaganda only comes to try and provoke the Islamic world against Israel,” Rivlin says.
President Reuven Rivlin meets with a delegation of Muslim leaders from Indonesia at his residence in Jerusalem, January 13, 2017. (Mark Neiman/GPO)
The president also speaks of his hope for greater cooperation and interaction between Israel and Indonesia.
Speaking on behalf of the delegation, Professor Istibsjarob says: “It is an honor to be here, as President of the Institute for Higher Education, as a chairperson on the Islamic Council Board, and as a former senator of the Republic of Indonesia. Indonesia consists of more than 17,000 islands, and flying from one side to the other can take ten hours. Although there are many different religions and cultures, they are all one as Indonesian citizens.”
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