page_title: Muslim supporters of Israel
section_title: Israeli Druze and Circassian Muslims
hierarchical_section_title: Muslim supporters of Israel / Israeli Arab supporters of Israel / Israeli Druze and Circassian Muslims
caption_attribution_description: English: A Druze officer of the Israel Defense Forces' Herev (Sword) Battalion.
context_page_description: Muslim supporters of Israel are Muslims who support self-determination for the Jewish people, and a homeland for them in the State of Israel.
  Some Muslim clerics, such as Sheikh Prof. Abdul Hadi Palazzi, Director of the Cultural Institute of the Italian Islamic Community, and Imam Dr Muhammad Al-Hussaini believe that the return of the Jews to the Holy Land, and the establishment of Israel, are in accordance with teachings of Islam. Some Muslim supporters of Israel consider themselves Muslim Zionists. Notable people with a Muslim background who publicly support Zionism include ex-Muslim Nemat Sadat, former radical Islamist Ed Husain, Dr. Tawfik Hamid, Tashbih Sayyed, a Pakistani-American scholar, journalist, and author, and the journalist Salah Choudhury. Additional Muslim people who voiced public support for Israel included figures such as Irshad Manji, Salim Mansur, Abdurrahman Wahid, Mithal al-Alusi, Kasim Hafeez, Abdullah Saad Al-Hadlaq, Zuhdi Jasser, Khaleel Mohammed, Noor Dahri and Farooq Haider Khan.
  In the Muslim world, support of Israel is a minority orientation, and supporters of Israel have faced opposition and violence.
caption: Druze commander of the IDF Herev battalion. Druze citizens are prominent in the Israel Defense Forces, and a considerable number of Israeli Druze soldiers have fallen in Israel's wars.
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