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flag Indonesia's NU urges its chairman to resign after inviting a U.S. scholar linked to pro-Israel views, sparking internal conflict.

flag Indonesia’s largest Islamic group, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), is facing an internal crisis after its Sharia Council recommended that Chairman KH Yahya Cholil Staquf resign within three days, citing his invitation of U.S. scholar Peter Berkowitz—a figure linked to pro-Israel advocacy—to a leadership event. flag The move, based on alleged violations of NU’s 2025 regulations and damage to its reputation amid global criticism of Israel’s Gaza actions, has sparked division, with Staquf denying wrongdoing and calling the process unilateral. flag The controversy highlights tensions over NU’s leadership, ideology, and international engagement.

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