the grand imam of Bordeaux pays tribute to the victims of this “drama” and evokes “a date almost equivalent to September 11”

“My thoughts go out to the families of the victims, in particular our fellow French citizens affected by this tragedy,” declared Sunday October 6 to France Bleu Gironde the grand imam of Bordeaux (Gironde), Tareq Oubrou, on the eve of the anniversary of the Hamas attack against Israel on October 7, which left 1,195 dead.

Tareq Oubrou compares October 7 “on a date almost equivalent to September 11. It is an event that will mark History. We see it today through the consequences of this terrorist act committed by Hamas.” “When I learned of this attack, I took two oaths to condemn this terrorist act perpetrated by an organization that claims to be Islamic,” he says.

“This attack is an insult to the Muslim religion and it is a tragedy for the victims, civilians who asked for nothing.”

Tareq Oubrou, grand imam of Bordeaux

at France Bleu Gironde

“How is it that in the name of Islamic resistance we attack civilians? Neither divine right nor human right allows this type of crime,” says Tareq Oubrou.

The Grand Imam of Bordeaux also calls for “do not import the conflict here into France”. “Our two respective communities, Jewish and Muslim, must transcend this divide and build peace already here in France.” “We are in a moment of great emotion, but emotion must not obscure reason,” he alerts.

“This date is catastrophic, for me, as a Muslim,” he continues. “Firstly because the attacks reached innocent people and because they tarnished the image of Islam.” The grand imam of Bordeaux believes that Hamas “has harmed the Palestinians themselves, and therefore it is dramatic.”