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        "id": 1669720,
        "msgid": "pbnu-asks-public-not-to-view-war-as-watching-football-this-is-a-humanitarian-threat-1775818319",
        "date": "2026-04-10 16:42:21",
        "title": "PBNU Asks Public Not to View War as Watching Football: This is a Humanitarian Threat",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Nahdlatul Ulama's General Chairman, Yahya Cholil Staquf (Gus Yahya), has urged the public to stop treating war like a football match, where people cheer or jeer, and instead recognise it as a profound threat to all humanity. Speaking in Jakarta, he emphasised the need to reject all forms of war due to its devastating impacts and praised the US-Iran ceasefire, hoping it leads to permanent peace agreements. Gus Yahya also called for unity against provocations and political exploitation that could endanger the nation.",
        "content": "<p>Nahdlatul Ulama\u2019s General Chairman, Yahya Cholil Staquf or Gus Yahya,\nstated that war has consequences for the global community. He asked the\npublic not to watch war with cheers like watching football. \u201cYes, I want\nto invite everyone, the public, let us stop viewing this war like\nwatching football. When watching football, if one side scores a goal, we\ncheer. If the team we support concedes a goal, we curse and so on. This\nwar is not like watching football,\u201d said Gus Yahya at the PBNU building\nin Central Jakarta on Friday (10\/4\/2026). Gus Yahya emphasised that\nsociety must reject all forms of war. He said war would impact humanity.\n\u201cThis war affects our own fate as well. So let us view this war as it\nis, that it is a threat to all humanity,\u201d he stated. He also appreciated\nthe ceasefire between the United States and Iran. He hoped the conflict\nwould not just be paused briefly, but would realise permanent peace. \u201cWe\nall hope that this will become permanent and this ceasefire will be\nfollowed by agreements to stop violence altogether,\u201d he said. Gus Yahya\nasked the public not to spread provocations. He hoped society would\nunite. \u201cI also oppose any party, any party that seeks to exploit the\nsituation amid these heavy challenges to ignite political dynamics that\nendanger the nation and state,\u201d he stated.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/pbnu-asks-public-not-to-view-war-as-watching-football-this-is-a-humanitarian-threat-1775818319",
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