The Events of October 7, 2023: Rupture and Continuity in Quietist Salafi Discourse

Abstract

This article examines the positions of the quietist Salafist movement regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, based on an analysis of the speeches of Salafist clerics and preachers. It highlights the movement's characteristic apoliticism and its consistent critique of jihadist groups. The analysis traces the stances of these actors before the October 7, 2023 attacks and shows that the adjustments made afterward remained marginal, without altering their fundamental orientation.