Umayr Mulla appeared in an interview with anti-Islamist activist Tommy Robinson, who is visiting Israel.

But he was suspended by the Masjid Khazra mosque after he declared: “I have no issue with Israel, as long as people are living in peace. I believe both sides should have their own countries.”

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