Abdullah Hammoud is in full victimhood mode, complaining about “Islamophobic rhetoric,” but note what he isn’t doing: he isn’t saying that the Wall Street Journal article is false. Nor is he addressing the contention that Dearborn is America’s jihad capital. Instead, he is deflecting attention away from the claims in the article by claiming, without a shred of evidence, that the article endangers places of worship and major infrastructure points in Dearborn. One might almost get the impression that he doesn’t want to address the problem of jihad activity in Dearborn. How strange!
“Michigan city ramps up security after op-ed calls it ‘America’s jihad capital,'” Associated Press, February 4, 2024:
DEARBORN, Mich. — Dearborn, Michigan, is ramping up its police presence in response to fallout from an opinion piece that described the city, which has the nation’s highest Muslim population per capita, as “America’s jihad capital.”
Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud on Friday tweeted that city police increased security at places of worship and major infrastructure points as a “direct result” of a Wall Street Journal opinion piece titled, “Welcome to Dearborn, America’s Jihad Capital.”
Hammoud posted on the X platform, formerly known as Twitter, that the item published Friday “led to an alarming increase in bigoted and Islamophobic rhetoric online targeting the city of Dearborn.”
Steven Stalinsky, executive director of the Middle East Media Research Institute, who authored the opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal, said in an interview with The Associated Press that he wanted to draw attention to protests in Michigan and elsewhere across the U.S. in which people have expressed support for Hamas since the start of the war with Israel….
“Nothing in my article was written to instigate any sort of hate,” Stalinsky said. “This is a moment for counterterrorism officials to be concerned.”…
In a tweet referencing Dearborn on Saturday, President Joe Biden condemned “hate in all forms.”
“Americans know that blaming a group of people based on the words of a small few is wrong,” Biden’s post read. “That’s exactly what can lead to Islamophobia and anti-Arab hate, and it shouldn’t happen to the residents of Dearborn – or any American town.”
ElderlyZionist says
No doubt the Mayor is putting extra security on all the synagogues too, in these fraught times. Wait, you say there are no synagogues in Dearborn? Why would that be?
Bernie says
Probably not…are there any churches in Dearborn, does anyone here know?
somehistory says
If you can believe the internet, there are many there…some historical.
Tracie l Koehler says
THE MUSLIMS ARE PUSHING THE CATHOLICS OUT AND HARASS THEM .
gravenimage says
The nearest Synagogues to Dearborn seem to be in Detroit. There are a couple of Churches. Just recently, a “Dearborn man”–i.e., Muslim–plotted to attack a Detroit Church.
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/wayne/2016/02/05/fbi-dearborn-hts-man-plotted-isis-attacks-church/79894722/
winoceros says
so tired of the excuse making. muslims support jihad. some don’t want to get their hands dirty, but they all support it. islam is evil and a scourge to humanity.
biden’s regime are leftist excuse makers. anything to destroy America.
Carl Snit says
Radical musllims want to kill us, moderate muslims want the radical muslims to kill us, the rest sit and cheer them on…
John1 says
Well said!
OLD GUY says
No such thing as a moderate islamic follower. Muslims/islamic followers either are jihadist, support jihad with their money or are silent about what these radical jihadist are doing. Have you ever heard or read where a mosque has condemned or supported harsh punishment of these terrorist?
Ray Jarman says
Julie London’s hit song came to mind as I was trying not to throw-up, “Cry Me A River.” I am so tired of these clowns yelling and screaming their anti-Semitic rants while crying like a six year old child whose mother told him to go to bed because someone told the truth about their horrendous acts.
somehistory says
Ray, I have known many six year old children. They behave so very much better than the mozlums….esp those who have found a seat of power and an audience.
And if the kid is crying, at least he isn’t lying.
Ray Jarman says
Can’t argue with that.
Carl Snit says
A “phobia” is an unreasonable fear and/or avoidance of something–it is NOT unreasonable to fear and avoid those who consistently threaten to kill you!
somehistory says
It’s rather ironic…and funny too….that if the police were surveilling the barracks where mozlums go to learn to prey and be encouraged to prey, (due to the information in the WSJ article) the mozlums would be screaming discrimination and the fake ‘phobia’ and any other words available to try to get the courts to make the police back off….as they did in NYC several years ago.
But, this mayor….who says biden should “co-govern” and “co-write” policy with him…wants the presence of the police because he can claim that he and his mozlum community are *victims* of “bigotry, racism, and phobia.” and that they **need** protection from infidels as opposed to the jihad they may bring to the infidel community.
If one of their members commits a terror crime, they will blame the writer who said it was jihad capital.
bagsgroove says
Send all the muslims in the world into outer space and let the aliens take care of them ! Wait, I forgot why the aliens never visit earth,it’s because they can’t stand the muslims !
rubiconcrest says
If there are any Muslims in Dearborn, MI who don’t support the ‘lesser jihad’ speak up. Let your voices be heard. If you can’t do that because you fear the jihadists in your community we’d like to know. Don’t remain silent.
John1 says
They’d be deemed apostates and killed.
Donovan Nuera says
That’s why Netanyahu should have released the “42 minute” video footage compilation earlier and minimally censored (to obscure faces of the victims) to the WORLD and not just select media and governmental elite with whom the People have NO TRUST. How many of those “selected” viewer talked about the video for more than 12 hours after that news cycle ended?? All of them???
All those islamophilic college useful idiots marching in and chanting “from the River to the Sea” who have NO geographical understanding of what the chant refers to would have sheepishly and shamefacedly STOPPED their support. The only ones left celebrating or excusing the PROVEN atrocities then could be dealt with without any respect and full force of ostracization from our overly-generous society.
Donovan Nuera says
Do we have via MEMRI or RAIR or from this website video of the anti-jew sermons made by imams in Dearborn? Broadcast them. Heck, we have tons of “Sermons” from CA and FLA and Canada applauding 10/7/23. Why the MSM refuses to show them is odd. IF an evangelical leader was preaching violence, it would be top news for a month.
Patrick Kelley says
You can’t trust a Muslim, Muslims lie, deceive, and subvert those around them, to further Islam in any society. Your Muslim friends can’t be trusted either because every Muslim champions the word taqiyya.
Given a 13% or higher Muslim demographics in any area, increases jihad threats, jihad rapes, jihad killings, praying in streets, more mosque construction, more influence in political elections. Robert Spencer’s book, “Empire of God” is justification for never trusting a Muslim, always have a strong, powerful, military force to confront Islamic aggression/jihad assaults/attacks/war.
Dearborn, MI is a classic example of a Muslim community that don’t assimilate, sucks everything they can from the Federal Government in terms of benefits, while growing the production of babies within each family with multiple wives, always working toward the demise of America/world, always trying to convert Dearborn residents to Islam. Dearborn has become a no-go zone in many areas, where Muslims do their own policing. Look to all the Democratic run cities/States to determine where Obama funneled his Muslim buddies to. Minnesota is another hot spot as is Greeley/Ft. Collins, Colorado area. Mosques are always prevalent, I feel they communicate their ideals nationally through mosque leaderships.
Thank God for Robert Spencer, Bill Warner, David Wood, Pamela Geller, they all deserve our support.
Tracie l Koehler says
AMEN AND THE GLAZGO GANG CAN’T FORGET JAMIE !
gravenimage says
Glazov Gang, with Jamie Glazov. An ally of Robert Spencer.
John1 says
Don’t forget Raymond Ibraham
gravenimage says
+1
mike says
‘Islamophobic is self inflicted only because they can’t use blasphemy laws in the USA
language they don’t like
Rick Olsha says
So AM ISRAEL CHAI !!!!!
Richard says
Everyone should read Brigitte Gabriel’s book: “BECAUSE THEY HATE, A SURVIVOR OF ISLAMIC TERROR WARNS AMERICA!” She grew up in Lebanon and knows firsthand how Islam hates everyone except themselves. That disgusting SPLC put her on their infamous Hate List, so you know the book has to be great.
gravenimage says
Yes–an important book.
andy says
WSJ has the courage to publish the true. The snake will always be snake. Islamists are in a snake hole in Dearborn. Nobody else lives there. Islam has taken over and created its own Caliphate in the heart of America. Please America wake up.
gravenimage says
Mayor ramps up security after Dearborn is dubbed ‘America’s jihad capital,’ whines about ‘Islamophobic rhetoric’
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In other words, the mayor of Dearborn doesn’t mind it being the Jihad capital of America; he just doesn’t want Infidels to mention it. Under Islam no criticism is allowed, especially from unbelievers.