▁Muslim ▁scholar ▁(' al im ) ▁of ▁the ▁A cre ▁area , ▁and ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁P LO ▁founder ▁A hm ad ▁Sh u ke iri , ▁rejected ▁the ▁values ▁of ▁the ▁Palest in ian ▁Arab ▁national ▁movement ▁and ▁was ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁anti - Z ion ist ▁movement . ▁He ▁met ▁rout in ely ▁with ▁Z ion ist ▁officials ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁part ▁in ▁every ▁pro - Z ion ist ▁Arab ▁organization ▁from ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Mand ate , ▁public ly ▁reject ing ▁Moh amm ad ▁A min ▁al - H us ay ni ' s ▁use ▁of ▁Islam ▁to ▁attack ▁Z ion ism . ▁ ▁Some ▁Indian ▁Muslim s ▁have ▁also ▁expressed ▁opposition ▁to ▁Islam ic ▁anti - Z ion ism . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁a ▁deleg ation ▁of ▁the ▁All ▁India ▁Organ ization ▁of ▁Im ams ▁and ▁mos ques ▁led ▁by ▁its ▁president ▁Ma ul ana ▁J amil ▁I ly as ▁visited ▁Israel . ▁The ▁meeting ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁joint ▁statement ▁express ing ▁" pe ace ▁and ▁good will ▁from ▁Indian ▁Muslim s ", ▁developing ▁dialog ue ▁between ▁Indian ▁Muslim s ▁and ▁Isra eli ▁Jews , ▁and ▁reject ing ▁the ▁per ception ▁that ▁the ▁Isra eli – Pal est in ian ▁conflict ▁is ▁of ▁a ▁religious ▁nature . ▁The ▁visit ▁was ▁organized ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Jewish ▁Committee . ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁visit ▁was ▁to ▁promote ▁meaning ful ▁debate ▁about ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁Israel ▁in ▁the ▁eyes ▁of ▁Muslim s ▁world wide ,