Last week, I was honored to be appointed by President Donald Trump to serve on the <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/2025/05/president-donald-trump-names-advisory-board-members-to-the-religious-liverty-commission/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Advisory Board</a> of Religious Leaders for the newly established U.S. <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/05/establishment-of-the-religious-liberty-commission/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Religious Liberty Commission</a>.
The commission is tasked with an issue I&#8217;ve thought a lot about in my capacity as a Jewish leader: I believe that all Americans have the freedom to worship as they choose, and think it&#8217;s crucial we protect religious freedom for all — including Muslim Americans who love this country and support its values.
I am proud to call many of them my friends, and I viscerally deplore any bigotry directed against them. But pretending that “Islamophobia” is a widespread national crisis is a dangerous lie that protects the wrong people and only fuels hatred.
“Islamophobia” may sound like a civil rights concern. But in practice, that term is wielded as a dangerous and repressive weapon. While peaceful Muslim citizens deserve protection from discrimination, Islamist pressure groups and progressive elites cry “Islamophobia” to blur moral lines, suppress condemnation of terrorism, and discount the reality of antisemitism in America and the West.
There is simply no parallel to the plague of antisemitism in human history. But while Jews are <a href="https://www.justice.gov/hatecrimes/hate-crime-statistics" target="_blank" rel="noopener">orders of magnitude</a> more likely to find themselves targeted than members of any other minority group in America, the same advocates for “tolerance” who demeaned “all lives matter” as a racist slogan typically feel compelled, after every performative condemnation of antisemitic harassment and violence, to append “Islamophobia, and all forms of hate.”
In reality, bias against Muslims as Muslims is no more common than bias against other minority faiths. There is no major effort or large-scale advertising campaign to combat discrimination against Hindus, Sikhs, or Buddhists — even though each of those communities faces prejudice. It is not widespread or socially acceptable to display animus against people of a particular faith or ethnicity — except Jews.
What, then, is “Islamophobia?” It is most frequently not an aversion to Islam or peaceful Muslims, but a perfectly rational fear of radical Islamism, its desire for dominance, and its support for terrorism. To call that fear a “phobia” inverts the hater and the victim.
Consider Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrql_Sb30B8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claim</a> that the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) was started to combat anti-Muslim bias after September 11.
The facts are starkly different. Not only was CAIR founded seven years prior, but a French think tank <a href="https://www.fondapol.org/en/study/islamist-terrorist-attacks-in-the-world-1979-2021/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">identified</a> over 48,000 Islamist terror attacks in less than half a century, causing over 210,000 deaths.
That’s not a minor footnote in history: it is the defining threat of the modern age. And while most Muslims are not extremists, a troubling percentage of them support radical ideas and justify attacks upon American and Western civilians. Studies consistently show that Muslims in the West are several times more likely than the general public to hold <a href="https://www.jns.org/the-adl-and-whitewashing-muslim-antisemitism/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">antisemitic views</a>.
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Furthermore, the most prominent Muslim advocacy organizations in America, including CAIR, the Islamic Society of North America, and American Muslims for Palestine, are not merely apologists for terror. CAIR and the Islamic Society of North America owe their existence to <a href="https://www.hudson.org/national-security-defense/the-muslim-brotherhood-s-u-s-network" target="_blank" rel="noopener">members</a> of the Muslim Brotherhood; both organizations were unindicted <a href="https://www.investigativeproject.org/documents/case_docs/423.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">co-conspirators</a> who aided the Holy Land Foundation in providing funding for Hamas terrorism.
CAIR’s Executive Director declared that he was “<a href="https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/cair-executive-director-happy-to-see-oct-7-hamas-terror-attack/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">happy</a>” to see the massacre of Jews in Israel on October 7, 2023, which he <a href="https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/cair-executive-director-happy-to-see-oct-7-hamas-terror-attack/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called</a> “self-defense.” And American Muslims for Palestine, a group <a href="https://ngo-monitor.org/reports/funding-for-students-for-justice-in-palestine-sjp/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">closely tied</a> to the antisemitic Students for Justice in Palestine and its discriminatory and often-violent activities on college campuses, is currently under investigation by a <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/03/27/us-news/senate-gop-chair-launches-probe-into-american-muslims-for-palestine-for-alleged-ties-to-hamas/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Senate committee</a> for its own ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas.
Despite this, we are told that criticizing radical Islamic terrorism or calling out antisemitism within the Muslim community is itself a form of “Islamophobia.” This is exemplified by CAIR itself, which in 2024 <a href="https://www.cair.com/press_releases/new-cair-data-shows-anti-muslim-anti-palestinian-hate-remain-elevated-in-first-half-of-2024/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">depicted</a> antisemitic violence against Jews on campus as a &#8220;movement opposing the Gaza genocide,&#8221; and claimed that university administrators who halted the harassment and vandalism were &#8220;a primary perpetrator of anti-Muslim racism.&#8221;
The Southern Poverty Law Center <a href="https://www.splcenter.org/resources/extremist-files/anti-muslim/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">labels</a> as “Islamophobic” such organizations as Brigitte Gabriel’s ACT for America, the David Horowitz Freedom Center, and Jihad Watch. It once also included Proclaiming Justice to the Nations, an Evangelical Christian Zionist cause, among those groups.
None of these organizations opposes Islam; only the radical Islamic theology, which is one of the leading drivers of hateful violence today. Condemning them is not tolerance, but gaslighting.
After a wave of antisemitic protests, harassment, and vandalism on its campus, Harvard <a href="https://amgreatness.com/2025/05/20/the-shield-of-veritas/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">formed</a> a Presidential Task Force on Combating Anti-Muslim, Anti-Arab, and Anti-Palestinian Bias. The university started from the premise that these students and faculty were victims, not perpetrators, although it couldn’t identify a unifying explanation for why they were targeted.
In actuality, the one characteristic that all of the purported victims shared in common was quite obvious: antisemitism.
This is why the term “Islamophobia” is so dangerous. It isn’t employed to protect innocent Muslims, but guilty ideologies. It shifts the blame, silences critics, and gives cover to those who cheer as Jews and other “infidels” are slaughtered.
Radical Islamists and their allies cannot be granted leave to rewrite reality. There is no moral equivalence between a Jewish student targeted for wearing a yarmulke and a keffiyeh-clad Muslim activist condemned for cheering Hamas. Stereotyping is always wrong, but there is no epidemic of Americans attacking Muslims as Muslims. There is, instead, a well-funded, well-organized campaign to shield Jew-hatred by claiming that those combating radical Islamic antisemitism are motivated by “Islamophobia.”
This moment demands moral clarity. Not all hate is the same, and not all ideas deserve protection. It’s time to stop pretending that bigotry against Muslims is the crisis, when that false charge is being used to defend and enable radical Islamism, antisemitism, and those who endanger Western civilization.
Rabbi Yaakov Menken is Executive Vice President of the Coalition for Jewish Values and a member of the Advisory Board of Religious Leaders to the U.S. Religious Liberty Commission.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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The state of Washington, which does not officially recognize Easter or Yom Kippur as state holidays, became the first state in the nation to recognize the two Islamic holidays of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as unpaid state-recognized holidays when Democrat Governor Bob Ferguson <a href="https://tvw.org/video/governor-bob-ferguson-bill-signing-2025041217/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">signed the legislation into law</a> this month.
“<a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5106&amp;Year=2025&amp;Initiative=false" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Senate Bill 5106</a>, sponsored by Sen. Yasmin Trudeau (D-Tacoma), adds both Eid holidays to a list of 20 other state holidays. Rep. Osman Salahuddin (D-Redmond) sponsored the companion bill,” Ferguson’s <a href="https://governor.wa.gov/news/2025/governor-bob-ferguson-signs-historic-bill-officially-recognizing-eid-holidays" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a> stated. “The new law does not establish Eid holidays as paid holidays, but rather adds them to the state’s list of recognized observances, similar to Lunar New Year or Billy Frank Jr. Day.”
“This bill is historic. Washington is now the first state to recognize Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as state holidays,” Ferguson boasted on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WaStateGov/posts/this-bill-is-historic-washington-is-now-the-first-state-to-recognize-eid-al-fitr/1249708376510712/?locale=en_GB">Facebook</a>.
According to the Washington state legislature’s <a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=1.16.050" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a>, other unpaid holidays officially recognized by the state include:
The thirteenth day of January, recognized as Korean-American Day;
The twelfth day of October, recognized as Columbus Day;
The ninth day of April, recognized as Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day;
The twenty-sixth day of January, recognized as Washington Army and Air National Guard Day;
The seventh day of August, recognized as Purple Heart Recipient Recognition Day;
The second Sunday in October, recognized as Washington State Children&#8217;s Day;
The sixteenth day of April, recognized as Mother Joseph Day;
The fourth day of September, recognized as Marcus Whitman Day;
The seventh day of December, recognized as Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day;
The twenty-seventh day of July, recognized as National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day;
The nineteenth day of February, recognized as Civil Liberties Day of Remembrance;
The thirtieth day of March, recognized as Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day;
The eleventh day of January, recognized as Human Trafficking Awareness Day.
The thirty-first day of March, recognized as Cesar Chavez Day;
The tenth day of April, recognized as Dolores Huerta Day;
The fourth Saturday of September, recognized as Public Lands Day;
The eighteenth day of December, recognized as Blood Donor Day;
The fifteenth day of May, recognized as Water Safety Day;
The ninth day of March, recognized as Billy Frank Jr. Day
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A Muslim man who hated America and Christianity was convicted of targeting multiple churches with fake bomb threats while collecting bomb-making materials, the Justice Department announced.
The DOJ <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/arizona-man-convicted-crimes-arising-out-plot-targeting-christian-churches" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Friday that 45-year-old Zimnako Salah was convicted of targeting four churches across Arizona, California, and Colorado with fake bomb threats. At the same time, the FBI said it found evidence that Salah was constructing an actual bomb in a storage crate he was renting, according to a criminal complaint.
Salah was convicted last week of making a bomb threat hoax, obstructing the free exercise of religion, threatening the use of a dangerous weapon or explosive, and targeting Christians because of their religion.
“This Department of Justice has no tolerance for anyone who targets religious Americans for their faith,” Attorney General Pamela Bondi said. “The perpetrator of this abhorrent hate crime against Christians will face severe punishment.”
At one church in Roseville, California, in November 2023, Salah tied a backpack to a toilet in the men’s restroom before leaving with the intent to scare congregants into thinking they may be the victims of a bombing, the DOJ said. One woman who handled the backpack believed that she &#8220;might meet Jesus today&#8221; because of the package.
“Planting a hoax bomb at the Roseville church was not an isolated incident or a prank for this defendant,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith for the Eastern District of California. “His actions were designed to threaten and intimidate the congregation because he disagreed with their religious beliefs.”
In another incident, Salah left a backpack in the sanctuary of a Christian church in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Salah attempted to conduct a similar hoax at two other churches — one in Greenwood Village, Colorado, and the other in La Mesa, California — but was questioned by church security.
According to the criminal complaint filed against him, Salah is a Northern Iraqi who has lived in Arizona for about 20 years. 
In his interactions with others, the FBI found that he expressed his hate for America, telling people, “F*** this country. I hate America. This country went to Iraq and killed a lot of people.&#8221;
And at the same time he was carrying out the bombing hoaxes, the FBI discovered that Salah was renting a storage unit near Greenwood Village where he had materials like duct tape with nails, red and white wires attached to a battery, nails and bolts, a box of ignition coils, and multiple propane tanks.
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At the time, the FBI said in its criminal complaint that the evidence indicated that the materials were “possibly being used to attempt to make a viable explosive device.” The DOJ later determined that Salah had “been building a bomb capable of fitting in a backpack.”
On the wall of the storage unit were spray-painted words in Arabic derogatory toward Jewish people and about Muhammed. Video records showed that Salah had searched for videos of “Infidels dying” and watched videos of ISIS murdering Christians, according to the DOJ.
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Salah could face up to six years in prison and a $250,000 fine if sentenced to the maximum penalty.
President Donald Trump has made targeting anti-Christian bias a major priority for his administration. He signed an executive order in February to create a task force aimed at protecting Christians and religious liberty.

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There was a time in my life when I lived in the shadow of terror — not just as a distant observer, but as someone who felt its grip firsthand. I was born into a world where radical Islam was not just a belief system, but a way of life — a force that dictated what I could wear, how I could think, who I could marry, and whether I lived or died. I have seen the face of oppression up close. I have felt the cold breath of death whispering lies of hopelessness into my soul.
And yet, by God’s grace, I escaped. I ran from that life and stepped onto foreign soil, hoping to leave the nightmare behind. But the nightmare was not confined to one land, it has followed me. It has followed us all.
I came to America believing I had reached a place of true freedom — a nation that stood tall in the face of tyranny. Today, however, the more I watch, the more I realize America is sleeping.
I see the same signs I saw growing up. I recognize the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/radical-islams-long-game-of-propaganda-in-the-west-is-over-because-of-trump">rhetoric</a>, the infiltration, and the subtle shift in public sentiment that paves the way for radical ideologies to take root. America needs to wake up.
<h3>Telltale Signs Of Radical Infiltration</h3>
I spent years brainwashed by radical Islam — a system that taught me to see the world through the lens of hatred, victimhood, and power. And now, I see the same toxic poison seeping into the West.
The warning signs are clear:
<ul>
<li>Weaponized victimhood: Radical groups manipulate emotions to justify violence. They claim oppression while seeking to destroy the very system that offers them refuge.</li>
<li>The rise of anti-American and anti-Semitic rhetoric: This is no accident. College campuses, media outlets, and even political leaders amplify messages that erode national unity and biblical truth.</li>
<li>Propaganda disguised as tolerance: What begins as an appeal for “understanding” slowly turns into a demand for compliance.</li>
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This is not speculation. I have witnessed this same strategy destroy nations. I have watched entire governments bow down to ideologies that despise them, only to be consumed by the very monster they tried to appease.
<h3>Why The Resistance To Border Security?</h3>
Why is there such a backlash against strengthening America’s borders? The answer is simple: When light is shined into darkness, the enemy panics.
In the <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%2028&amp;version=NIV">book of Acts</a>, the Bible shares a story about the Apostle Paul becoming shipwrecked on the island of Malta. When Paul gathers wood and builds a fire, a hidden viper lunges and bites his hand. The fire exposed what had been hidden — a deadly, silent enemy, slithering beneath the surface. This is exactly what is happening today.
When leadership enforces stricter immigration policies, the vipers slither out, <a href="https://www.christianpost.com/voices/hamas-mask-slips-evil-exposed-with-israeli-hostage-returns.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">revealing their true colors</a>. When corruption is called out, the ones who benefit from it are the loudest in their opposition.
For too long, our enemies have gleefully watched America, knowing we were too distracted, too divided, too passive to see what was happening right in front of us. The moment we begin to take action, however, they cry out in rage.
Make no mistake: they are afraid because they know their time is running out.
<h3>The Cost Of Weak Immigration Policies</h3>
I know what it’s like to be a desperate immigrant seeking freedom. I also know what it’s like to live in a nation destroyed by lawlessness.
America’s weak and lawless immigration policies have:
<ul>
<li>Allowed radical jihadists to walk freely into our cities</li>
<li>Enabled human trafficking and child exploitation at unprecedented levels</li>
<li>Weakened national identity, making Americans question national patriotism</li>
<li>Provided sanctuary for those who seek to destroy us from within</li>
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This is not about hate. This is not about closing doors to the needy. This is about preserving a nation that was built on biblical values and protecting the people who call it home. If we do not act now, we may not recognize America in 10 years.
<h3>What Must Be Done?</h3>
Many Americans do not recognize the warning signs because they have never lived under a radical regime. America cannot afford to remain blind any longer. It is time for stronger border security. It is not racist or unloving to protect our home.
It is also time for American Christians to take a stand. This is not just a political battle; it is spiritual warfare. It&#8217;s time for the Church to wake up. Yes, Christians are called to love the foreigner, but we are also called to protect our borders and to stand for righteousness, even when the world calls us intolerant. We are called to expose darkness, not coexist with it.
As the Apostle Paul <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ephesians%205&amp;version=NIV">wrote</a>, “Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.” This is our moment. The fire has been lit. The vipers are being exposed.
The battle for America’s soul is not over. The question is: Will we fight? Or will we simply go back to sleep?
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Işik Abla is the President and CEO of <a href="http://isikabla.com/">Işik Abla Ministries</a> (IAM). Abla was born in Turkey and raised as a Muslim. She eventually fled to America. Işık Abla Ministries leverages the power of TV and radio broadcasting, social media, and innovation to preach the Gospel in Turkish, Arabic, Farsi, Urdu, Indonesian, and English.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Liberal comedian <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/bill-maher" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bill Maher</a> slammed the political Left&#8217;s protection of communist China during the Friday night broadcast of his HBO show &#8220;Real Time.&#8221;
Maher made the remarks while discussing the growing list of problems that the communist nation is causing the world and the threats that they pose, ranging from hacks to dangerous apps like DeepSeek and TikTok.
&#8220;It is kind of an evil empire,&#8221; Maher said. &#8220;And this kind of gets back to the DEI thing because when you make everything about race, not good!&#8221;
&#8220;I mean, we couldn&#8217;t look into the origins of COVID being from the lab, which now the CIA, this week, has joined the FBI and many other organizations saying it probably did come from a lab,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;I said it from the beginning. It&#8217;s being studied in this lab where it breaks out. Really? We&#8217;re gonna even wonder about this?&#8221;
He said curiosity about where the pandemic originated from was stifled because organizations like The New York Times &#8220;said to even look into that is racist.&#8221;
&#8220;China&#8217;s like the new Islam,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We can&#8217;t be honest about them because they&#8217;re not white. And China, okay, I&#8217;m sorry, kids, they do some bad things, China. And we should just recognize that.&#8221;
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Bill Maher laments liberals making everything about race, because they cannot criticize &#8216;Evil Empires&#8217; who are &#8216;not white&#8217;: 
Bill Maher: &#8220;It is kind of an evil Empire. When you make everything about race, not good. We couldn&#8217;t look into the origins of Covid being from a lab. 
CIA… <a href="https://t.co/TSYxpbHyKx">pic.twitter.com/TSYxpbHyKx</a>
— Eric Abbenante (@EricAbbenante) <a href="https://twitter.com/EricAbbenante/status/1885538589456417216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 1, 2025</a></blockquote>

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/karla-sofia-gascon-becomes-first-trans-identifying-man-up-for-best-actress-oscar" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Karla Sofia Gascon</a>, the first trans-identifying man nominated for a Best Actress Oscar, is now facing backlash for since-deleted posts the actor made about George Floyd and Islam.
On Thursday, old Twitter posts deemed offensive began to resurface, putting Gascon, who is up for an Academy Award this year for the transgender musical crime drama “Emilia Perez,” under fire, <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/karla-sofia-gascon-tweets-george-floyd-islam-controversy-emilia-perez-1236122525/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to The Hollywood Reporter.
Though the posts were deleted, social media users grabbed <a href="https://x.com/KindaHagi/status/1884980574865232056">screenshots</a> and <a href="https://x.com/chlmtslut/status/1885030489297182913">videos</a> that showed the posts on Gascon&#8217;s X account.
In June 2020, Gascon&#8217;s post (written in Spanish, translated by the outlet) about Floyd’s death read, “Let me get this straight, a guy tries to pass off a counterfeit bill after consuming methamphetamine, an idiot policeman arrives and goes too far in arresting him, killing him, ruining the lives of his family and his colleagues, and turning the guy with the bill into a martyr hero.”
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Actress Karla Sofía Gascón is facing backlash as old racist and Islamophobic posts resurface and go viral. <a href="https://t.co/ZgG7Xakgb3">pic.twitter.com/ZgG7Xakgb3</a>
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“I really think that very few people ever cared about George Floyd, a drug addict swindler, but his death has served to once again demonstrate that there are people who still consider black people to be monkeys without rights and consider policemen to be assassins,” a later post added, <a href="https://variety.com/2025/film/news/karla-sofia-gascon-tweets-muslims-george-floyd-backlash-emilia-perez-1236291448/">Variety</a> noted. “They’re all wrong.”
In a November 2020 post, the actor took aim at Islam and said, “Sorry, is it just my impression or are there more and more Muslims in Spain? Every time I go to pick up my daughter from school there are more women with their hair covered and their skirts down to their heels. Maybe next year instead of English we’ll have to teach Arabic. Until we ban religions that go against European values and violate human rights, such as Islam, under the protection of freedom of worship, we will not end part of the huge problem we face.”
Another post from 2020 read, “Islam is marvelous, without any machismo. Women are respected, and when they are so respected they are left with a little squared hole on their faces for their eyes to be visible and their mouths, but only if she behaves. Although they dress this way for their own enjoyment. How DEEPLY DISGUSTING OF HUMANITY,” <a href="https://variety.com/2025/film/news/karla-sofia-gascon-tweets-muslims-george-floyd-backlash-emilia-perez-1236291448/">Variety</a> noted.
A 2021 post from Gascon took aim at all religions, with the actor writing on social media, “I am so sick of so much of this s***, of Islam, of Christianity, of Catholicism and of all the f***ing beliefs of morons that violate human rights,” Variety noted.
Gascon also slammed the 2021 Oscars telecast in another post, suggesting at the time, “More and more the #Oscars are looking like a ceremony for independent and protest films. I didn’t know if I was watching an Afro-Korean festival, a Black Lives Matter demonstration or the 8M. Apart from that, an ugly, ugly gala.”
After the posts resurfaced, social media users slammed Gascon, with some pleading for the Academy not to give the actor an award.
&#8220;Karla&#8217;s thread on George Floyd&#8230; you can&#8217;t make this stuff up&#8230; for the love of god do not give this woman an Oscar!!! &#8221; a <a href="https://x.com/christress/status/1885005732224909428" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Vanity Fair</a> writer wrote.
Another person <a href="https://x.com/Erib3004/status/1885113449753018871" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a>, &#8220;If Karla Sofia Gascón&#8216;s Academy Award nomination gets revoked (as it should) for her simply inappropriate comments, I will just post this pic and say nothing.&#8221; The picture was from this year&#8217;s Golden Globes, with remarks from Gascon, saying, &#8220;The light always wins over darkness.&#8221;
While a third <a href="https://x.com/Danimalish/status/1885059014335357193" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a>, &#8220;So not only is EMILIA PÉREZ a bad film, its lead actress is Islamophobic and racist. I see, I see, I see.&#8221;
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Former German Chancellor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/angela-merkel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Angela Merkel</a> is facing intense backlash, including from her own political party, over a new memoir she wrote that is a nightmare for German political parties looking to stop the ascending right-wing AfD party.
She wrote the book hoping to &#8220;secure her crumbling legacy,&#8221; The Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/angela-merkel-wants-her-memoir-to-save-her-legacy-its-backfiring-509b30c5?st=W9jzbM&amp;reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>, noting that &#8220;the effort is backfiring.&#8221;
The more than 700-page book was &#8220;riling up even some of her most ardent supporters&#8221; because she does not believe that any of her failed policies were bad for the country — including allowing millions of Muslim refugees from the Middle East to be resettled in Germany.
Powerful German state broadcaster ARD titled the headline of their report on her book: “Much pride, little self-reflection.”
Merkel’s Christian Democratic Party blame her directly for the problems that the country is facing and they say that her memoir is making things even worse.
“The publication of this unrepentant, self-righteous book at a time of economic and political turmoil like this is hurting [her political party],” said former senior Merkel official Nico Lange.
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The report said that her approval rating has plummeted from her time as a popular elected official to someone that the German public has turned against. Her allies overseas have abandoned support for her, the report said.
The most shocking part of the report focused specifically on her retelling of why she allowed millions of Muslim refugees into Germany.
Merkel said that it was &#8220;fully irrelevant whether they had a right to stay in Germany or not&#8221; when she let them enter the country.
She then blamed the German people for the problems that the refugees have caused:
<blockquote>The consequences—failed integration, ballooning welfare spending, rising crime, political polarization—can be partly blamed, she writes, on Germans’ lack of “will to change.”
In the decade since she instituted her open-door policy, immigration has changed the face of Germany and its political dynamics. An average of around 400,000 immigrants—the population of a large German city—have entered each year, and Germany now spends as much on refugees as it does on defense.</blockquote>
The report noted that the phrase that Merkel repeatedly used to justify her failed policies — that she had &#8220;no alternative&#8221; but to do what she did — served as the inspiration for the Alternative for Germany, or AfD.
The AfD is rapidly growing and is now the country&#8217;s second-largest party.

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Vice President Kamala Harris not only met with a Michigan Iranian cleric who supports Hezbollah and praised Iran’s despotic founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, but also reportedly planned to visit his Islamic House of Wisdom before a flood canceled her plans.
The Islamic House of Wisdom, where Imam Mohammad Ali Elahi serves as the spiritual leader, has been a beneficiary of the Alavi Foundation aid program; the Alavi Foundation has been alleged to have “acted on behalf of the Iranian regime &#8230; Alavi’s connection to the Iranian state is clear and concerning, especially considering the broad span of Alavi’s activities in the fields of education and religion, where the Iranian regime can subtly but powerfully seed its influence, agendas, and extremist rhetoric,” the George Washington University Program on Extremism reported in “<a href="https://extremism.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs5746/files/2024-10/Full%20Report_compressed.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Propaganda, Procurement and Lethal Operations: Iran’s Activities Inside America.</a>”
The Alavi Foundation “has funneled nearly $500,000 to Elahi’s organization since 2000, along with another nearly $1.9 million to American universities, including Columbia, according to tax records reviewed by The Post,” the New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/10/12/us-news/kamala-harris-mingled-with-iranian-regime-operative/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>, adding, “Elahi is also a member of the Ahl Al-Bayt World Assembly &#8230; the group has tentacles in about 90 countries, aims to extend regime influence through networking with academic institutions, civil rights organizations, charities and welfare projects around the world.”
Harris met with Imam Mohammad Ali Elahi at a COVID vaccination event in Detroit in July 2021, “Propaganda, Procurement and Lethal Operations: Iran’s Activities Inside America,” stated. “Vice President Harris thanked Imam Elahi and IHW for their preparation to host her at the House of Wisdom last Monday and regretted missing the visitation because of the flood emergency in the area,” the Islamic House of Wisdom <a href="https://www.jns.org/harris-associates-with-iranian-operative-who-lauds-hezbollah/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">acknowledged</a> on its website, JNS reported.
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Kamala Harris, in July 2021, met with an Iranian regime operative, Imam Mohammad Ali Elahi, who has close ties to groups fueling antisemitic hate on American campuses. Source: George Washington University’s Program report on Extremism.<a href="https://t.co/QCF1IL8rAS">https://t.co/QCF1IL8rAS</a> <a href="https://t.co/BahGSTG62I">pic.twitter.com/BahGSTG62I</a>
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Elahi has lauded Khomeini, who founded the Islamic Republic of Iran, as “the leader who led the greatest revolution in the history of Islam” and “an exceptional religious authority who combined religion and reason, morality and modernization, purification and civilization.”
Elahi served as head of the Iranian Navy’s political-ideological office in 1982, according to a CIA report. The GWU report stated that “what arguably constitutes the most problematic aspect of Imam Elahi’s persona is his explicit and continuous support for Hezbollah.”
In 2007, he said, “We need to have another interview talking about whether Hezbollah is a terrorist organization or not. I know that legally in the U.S. now, Hezbollah is on that list. [&#8230;] They [Hezbollah] were resisting against [Israeli] occupation. I think that is something that is supported even by our government.”

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Hate crime data released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation this week shows that individuals committed a disproportionately greater number of hate crimes against Jews than Muslims in the past year.
The FBI <a href="https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-releases-2023-crime-in-the-nation-statistics">reported</a> 1,951 anti-Jewish hate crimes between January 2023 and December 2023, and 266 anti-Muslim or anti-Islamic hate crimes. The new data follows a rise in anti-Semitic rhetoric and attacks after Hamas&#8217; Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel, <a href="https://www.ajc.org/news/how-many-americans-have-been-killed-by-hamas-before-and-after-october-7">according to the American Jewish Coalition</a>. Since that attack, many Jewish Americans have reported attacks based on their religion, and anti-Jewish protestors have demonstrated on college campuses across the nation.
In the aftermath of the Oct. 7 attack, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre suggested that the White House had not seen &#8220;any credible threats&#8221; of anti-Semitism as she discussed whether the administration was worried about increases — then proceeded to discuss how &#8220;Muslims and those perceived to be Muslim have endured a disproportionate number of hate-fueled attacks.&#8221;
Jean-Pierre later said that she <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/24/white-house-press-secretary-antisemitism-question-00123246">misheard the question,</a> and emphasized the White House&#8217;s stance against anti-Semitism. The White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment for this story.
Anti-Jewish hate crimes between January 2023 and December 2023 were made up of 51% of destruction, damage, or vandalism of property, 34% of intimidation, and 6% of simple assault, while 61% of the hate crimes were against individuals, 16% were against businesses, 12% against the government, 4% against religious organizations, and 6% against &#8220;other.&#8221; The FBI does not know what race 50% of the offenders are, but 36% of the offenders are white and 9% are black or African American.
Anti-Muslim hate crimes were made up of 48% of intimidation, 20% of simple assault, 18% of destruction, damage, or vandalism of property, and 8% of aggravated assault, according to the FBI statistics. The crime data shows that 54% of those offenders were white, 19% were black or African American, and 19% were of an unknown race. These anti-Muslim hate crimes were largely (90%) committed against individuals.
Between January 2022 and December 2022, the FBI recorded 1,257 anti-Jewish hate crimes, and 176 anti-Muslim hate crimes.
Jonathan Greenblatt, the CEO of the American Defamation League, said that this year&#8217;s numbers are &#8220;unfortunately entirely consistent&#8221; with the organization&#8217;s tracking and the Jewish community&#8217;s experience, noting that the Jewish community &#8220;is still suffering from the sharp rise in antisemitism following Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre in Israel.&#8221;
The American Jewish Committee&#8217;s Ted Deutch called the rise in anti-Semitic violence &#8220;earth-shattering.&#8221;
&#8220;The worst part of this new reality is that young Jews are increasingly on the receiving end of this rise in antisemitic hate, according to AJC’s State of Antisemitism in America 2023 Report,&#8221; he <a href="https://www.ajc.org/news/ajc-warns-staggering-fbi-hate-crimes-data-likely-represents-under-reporting-of-anti-jewish">said in a statement</a>. &#8220;It’s unacceptable that in America of all places there are nearly five antisemitic hate crimes on average per day.”

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A suspected Islamic terrorist accidentally blew himself up in Tel Aviv, Israel on Sunday night while he was transporting a bomb that authorities believe was either meant for a suicide attack or to be placed and remotely detonated.
The incident happened at around 8 p.m. when Israel Police&#8217;s emergency hotline was flooded with calls about an explosion that happened.
&#8220;It has been confirmed as a bomb explosion,&#8221; police said. &#8220;As a result of the explosion, one person, whose identity is still unknown, was killed, and another person was moderately injured according to medical sources and was transported to a hospital for treatment.&#8221;
Footage from a nearby security camera captured the powerful blast.
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Footage from this evening showing the detonation of a bomb in Tel Aviv aimed at carrying out an attack. The suspect was killed in the detonation. <a href="https://t.co/Ze4tkrZufM">pic.twitter.com/Ze4tkrZufM</a>
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Officials released photos of the suspect to the media, a military-aged male who was carrying a large backpack prior to the explosion.
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Israeli police also released footage from the area after the explosion that showed the impact from the explosion.
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Israeli police published documentation of the site where a suspected car bomb prematurely detonated in Tel Aviv this evening. <a href="https://t.co/o21yiFIgSE">pic.twitter.com/o21yiFIgSE</a>
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Joe Truzman, a senior research analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), said that the bomber could have originated out of Judea and Samaria or could have ties to Iran or Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed terrorist group based in Lebanon.
&#8220;With the news that Hamas rejected the ceasefire proposal, it is possible that either of these actors decided to execute their response to recent Israeli actions,&#8221; he said. &#8220;There is also the possibility that the suspect was tied to the Islamic State or inspired by other terrorist entities. Think the Jerusalem bombing in 2022 carried out by Islam Faroukh.&#8221;
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This is the second time in just a week that Islamic terrorists have had a bomb detonate prematurely in Israel.
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Earlier tonight a Car Bomb being driven by Two Terrorists towards an Israeli Position suffered a Premature Detonation within the City of Halhul near Hebron in the West Bank, with both Terrorists being Severely Injured in the Explosion. Security Forces from the Palestinian… <a href="https://t.co/6UGcHJPFK9">pic.twitter.com/6UGcHJPFK9</a>
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Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sat down with British activist Tommy Robinson to discuss Robinson’s years-long fight against Islamic Jihad’s increasing presence in Europe under the protection of multiculturalism. 
Robinson, 41, was recently <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/tommy-robinson-arrested-over-immigration-offence-in-canada-13158512">arrested</a> in Canada and ordered to remain in the country over alleged immigration offenses before he was scheduled to speak at multiple events. The full interview between Peterson and Robinson was released on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/watch/jordan-peterson">DailyWire+</a> on Monday.
During the discussion, Robinson told Peterson that he grew up in Luton, England, a town north of London that is now considered “the epicenter of terrorist activities” in Europe. 
“When I was born in 1982, there was one mosque,” he said. “There’s now 45 mosques.” 
“The fertilizer bomb plot was planned in Luton, the 7/7 attacks, they got their bombs in Luton, the Stockholm bomber was radicalized in Luton,” Robinson added. “Terrorist attack after terrorist attack was orchestrated from Luton.” 
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Robinson described growing up and going to school in the British town, where Muslims, mainly from Pakistan, had migrated. 
“When I went to school, you had the Muslim playground and the non-Muslim playground, so I had very quick learning,” he said. 
“Why were they segregated?” Peterson asked. 
“Well, they segregate themselves. The Muslims did not integrate or assimilate,” Robinson said. “So when you go into the school dinner table, just so people can picture it, you&#8217;ll have white sitting with blacks and with Indians and with Sikhs and Hindus all sitting together. And in the corner there&#8217;d be ten tables of Muslims. I never understood it as a child.” 
As Robinson grew older, he said that he learned more about the radical Islamic jihadists who had come to his town and how they coordinated with local street gangs that peddle drugs and prostitutes. Robinson added that these issues have been prevalent since 2004 when he began seeking to bring attention to them. 
“There&#8217;s a total two-tier policing operation in this town where they get away with what they want. The Islamic community gets whatever they want,” he said in the interview. “The police do not know how to deal with these problems.”

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The Maldives — an Islamic nation located a few hundred miles south of India in the Indian Ocean — banned Israeli passports this week to punish the country over its war against the Hamas terrorists that carried out the October 7 massacre.
President Mohamed Muizzu announced that he would follow his country&#8217;s recommendation and impose the ban.
&#8220;The Cabinet decision includes amending necessary laws to prevent Israeli passport holders from entering the Maldives and establishing a Cabinet subcommittee to oversee these efforts,&#8221; the statement said.
The country said that it was going to raise money for the The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), an organization <a href="https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/at-least-12-u-n-agency-employees-involved-in-oct-7-attacks-intelligence-reports-say-a7de8f36">directly linked</a> to the October 7 terrorist attack.
Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman posted on X: &#8220;It is time for us all to boycott the Maldives.&#8221;
Israel&#8217;s Foreign Ministry responded to the development by encouraging its citizens to leave the country immediately.
&#8220;For Israeli citizens already in the country, it is recommended to consider leaving, because if they find themselves in distress for any reason, it will be difficult for us to assist,&#8221; the ministry said.
The tourist hotspot has made Islam its official religion and requires its citizens to be Muslim. Those who hold government positions must be followers of Sunni Islam.
It is a criminal offense in the country to be anything other than Muslim and those who criticize the religion are subject to criminal penalties.
The Lowy Institute said in a <a href="https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/maldives-legacy-islamic-state">report</a> from 2022 that more Maldivians per capita went to Syria to fight for ISIS than any other country.
&#8220;From 2014 to 2018, more people departed the Maldives to join with Islamic State than from any other country,&#8221; the country said. &#8220;In total, this figure is estimated at 250 men and women from a country of only 500,000. Most who went died.&#8221;

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