{"id":20233,"date":"2025-07-14T10:19:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T10:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=20233"},"modified":"2025-07-14T10:19:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T10:19:13","slug":"tunisian-organization-sues-imam-hassen-chalghoumi-for-high-treason-over-visit-to-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/07\/14\/tunisian-organization-sues-imam-hassen-chalghoumi-for-high-treason-over-visit-to-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Tunisian Organization Sues Imam Hassen Chalghoumi for “High Treason” Over Visit to Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Watan<\/strong><\/em>-A Tunisian organization announced that it has filed a legal complaint against French-Tunisian Imam Hassen Chalghoumi, accusing him of “high treason” following his recent visit to Israel. The group also called on Tunisian authorities to revoke his Tunisian citizenship.<\/p>\n

Last Monday, Israeli President Isaac Herzog welcomed a delegation of European Muslim clerics in Jerusalem, led by Chalghoumi, in a visit that Israeli officials claimed aimed to \u201cbuild bridges and promote dialogue.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, the Tunisian Observatory for Transparency and Good Governance condemned Chalghoumi’s actions, stating that his visit and leadership of other imams to express solidarity with the Israeli government and to denounce the spirit of resistance was a \u201cdisgrace and an insult to the dignity of the Tunisian state.\u201d The outrage intensified after Chalghoumi was seen in a video apparently attempting to kiss the hand of Israeli Interior Minister Moshe Arbel.<\/p>\n

In a Saturday statement, the observatory declared:\u201cWhat this individual, Hassen Chalghoumi, has done \u2014 openly normalizing ties and aligning with the Zionist entity \u2014 does not represent the Tunisian people nor honor the Tunisian state in any of its components. Tunisia\u2019s position on the Palestinian cause is well known to all.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Last Monday, Israeli President Isaac Herzog welcomed a delegation of European Muslim clerics in Jerusalem, led by Chalghoumi, in a visit that Israeli officials claimed aimed to \u201cbuild bridges and promote dialogue.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The organization emphasized that Chalghoumi\u2019s public comments constitute \u201cdirect incitement against resistance to Zionist aggression,\u201d undermining opposition to colonial Zionist projects and promoting flagrant normalization with Israel.<\/p>\n

The statement called on the Tunisian judiciary to initiate public prosecution against Chalghoumi, arguing that his actions qualify as high treason and a breach of national dignity. It also noted the possibility of pursuing legal action in military courts under laws that criminalize collaboration with foreign states and normalization with the \u201cZionist entity.\u201d<\/p>\n