Nothing can have prepared the European Muslim League for the deluge of human misery that burst onto our TV screens in recent days from Israel and the occupied territories of Gaza.
The highest price, as in many wars and conflicts, is being paid by women and children, the elderly and the invalided.
It goes without saying that we at EML are struggling to explain the tragic loss of so many innocents in Israel just as we are also struggling to try and understand the infinite destruction of Gaza.
"Humans are suffering on both sides and our great faith underlines, at all times, the preservation of life and not its destruction.
"It doesn't matter who you are or how you pray, we at EML believe in the preservation of life at all costs. There is simply no hierarchy in pain, suffering, and death. All lives are equally precious.
"We urge restraint on all sides and a swift, just intervention by the EU as well as Britain and America," said EML President Alfredo Maiolese.
EML Secretary General Dr Yvonne Ridley added: "I endorse everything our President says and would urge Muslims to remain true to our moral compass.
"Our brothers and sisters in Gaza are suffering and we must keep them in our prayers during this very dark period, but we must also think of our Jewish cousins who are no strangers to suffering either.
"We must put humanity first and assist wherever we can. Our prayers and thoughts go out to everyone in the Middle East. We must all focus on peace."
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