Sarah Idan is a former Miss Iraq who is now an American citizen. More on Sarah Idan can be found here: “‘This was not about freeing Palestine’: Former Miss Iraq tours decimated southern towns,” Times of Israel, December 30, 2023:
The 2017 candidate from Iraq for Miss Universe caused an international uproar after meeting and taking a selfie with Miss Israel Adar Gandelsman in Las Vegas, captioned, “Peace and Love from Miss Iraq and Miss Israel.” The pair remain close friends and met up this week in Tel Aviv’s Hostage Square during Idan’s third trip to Israel.
Within three days of posting that first selfie in 2017, the virulent backlash to the photograph caused her family to again become refugees as they were forced to leave Iraq, emigrating to the US….
Just think: Idan took a single selfie with Miss Israel, and that display of decency was enough to trigger death threats against her whole family, who were then forced to leave Iraq. No doubt, even in the United States, as she runs for office, she will need round-the-clock security.
Idan told Channel 12 that she is surprised by the lack of a popular uprising against Hamas in Gaza.
“What is really sad is that the Gazans have not taken action against Hamas. What are they waiting for? In Iraq, we had Saddam Hussein and he was brutal and Iraqis couldn’t really stand up to him, but the minute the US came in they went and they brought down his statues and they celebrated the victory.”
Saddam Hussein was a dictator, a singular monster whom most Iraqis were glad to see deposed and executed. But Hamas is a mass movement, deeply rooted in Islam, and regarded with favor by the majority of Palestinians. In fact, Hamas is now more popular in Gaza than it was before October 7, when 67% wanted Hamas’ rule in Gaza to end. But since October 7, 52% of Gazans now support Hamas; it’s quite a reversal of sentiment. This is something Sarah Idan can’t quite bring herself to believe. But in time she will.
“What I [Sarah Idan] don’t understand is why, when the IDF went into Gaza to take out Hamas, is why Gazans are not helping the IDF. Why they did not take this opportunity to turn against Hamas because now Hamas is weakened. So do they approve? Do they approve of the killing? I hope not,” she said.
Sarah Idan understands that Hamas is an enemy of the Palestinians in Gaza. It is Hamas that brought poverty and violence to the Strip. It is Hamas — though not only Hamas — that poisoned the minds of the Palestinians in the Strip who are, horribile dictu, enthusiasts for what Hamas did on October 7. They do not deplore, but applaud, the acts of that day: the beheading of babies, the children burned alive, the girls and women gang-raped, tortured, mutilated, and murdered, the women whose breasts were sliced off, the men whose eyes were gouged out and genitalia cut off, the children killed in front of their parents and their parents in front of their children. All this is well known. Yet in a mid-December opinion poll, not only did 52% of Gazans say they approved of what Hamas did on October 7; worse still, 85% of Palestinians in Judea and Samaria (a/k/a the West Bank), approved, for an overall approval rating for Hamas of 72% of Palestinians. And it is not just the Palestinians, but people all over the Arab world who support Hamas despite, or more likely because of, what its operatives did to Israelis on October 7.
Idan still has some learning to do about the full malignancy of Islam. She may be held back from fully comprehending the ideology because of familial piety, her love for her parents and other family members, who, I am assuming, think of themselves as Muslims but are so only in a cultural sense. Eventually, as Idan realizes how many Muslims all over the world are cheering on not just Hamas, but also Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah, the PFLP, and so many more murderous groups, when she studies the calls for violence in the Qur’an, and the Qur’anic description of non-Muslims as “the most vile of created beings,” Sarah Idan should experience a salutary shock. She is now running for Congress. Whether she wins or losses in the primary or the general election that follows, Idan will be able to express her new, deeper understanding of Islam, to an American public intrigued by her history, her good looks (which will be enrolled in the service of a good cause), and her obvious decency, so different from what the sour-faced and perennially outraged members of the Squad have on offer.
Constance says
I can’t understand WHY this Gal is running a Democratic seat?? I don’t trust Her being so naive on Hamas/Palestine??At first I was very excited by this open minded Young Lady… now, I feel distrust.
Forever Hopeful
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Maybe she’s factoring in the chances of getting elected. As it is, California has an open primary
James Lincoln says
Until Sarah Idan becomes an apostate, I will remain skeptical.
Spiro says
Amen
SteveM says
My time in the MiddleEast I’d say only about 10% are hard core 70% go through motions and 20% muslim in name only. That 10% has a power grip over the rest because they are willing to use violence and have scripture on thier side. Thats why you need a strongman like Saddam to stomp the jihadis out but o course the cure is just as bad as disease.
Anyway she’s obviously Muslim in name only.
James Lincoln says
Generally speaking, that has also been my experience, SteveM, although the percentages can vary depending upon the degree of sharia enforcement.
That being said, the problem is trying to steer clear of the hard-core element.
abu taleb says
So, she doesn’t know whether the Palestinians approve the 10/7 killing by Hamas. Is she stupid or is she just lying? Every muslim is taught to hate the Jews, how come she doesn’t know the Jews should be annihilated. She is a liar.
tgusa says
This pretty lady is a welcome addition to our American experiment, unlike some others.
tgusa says
She is just a fool deceived by the propaganda that is rampant in the muslin world. BS propaganda designed to portray islam as benevolent. The propaganda dates back 14 centuries. No entity in the modern world is going to change that. The authorities dont have the will or capacity to confront it.
So yeah, good to know, we are on our own, together.
OLD GUY says
A pretty face is nice, but a beautiful heart is what we should be looking for. Where is her heart? With Islam, or with freedom of religion and life.
Why did she choose the Democratic Party?