France’s moderate imam sees Israel as a dream, Europe as in peril – On his latest visit, Iman Hassen Chalghoumi hails Israel’s ‘magnificent mosaic,’ accusing indifferent social media platforms of failing to prevent the radicalization of young Muslims. | The Jerusalem Post

For more than a few years, French Imam Hassen Chalghoumi has been an outspoken critic of radical Islam, a position that has earned him praise but also censures, hostility and even death threats – resulting in stringent security measures for the Tunisian-born cleric in his adoptive country.