Islamophobia

At This Point, Politicians Are Fooling Themselves About Israel

Recent commentary from both sides of the aisle is embarrassing

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With each passing day, it becomes clearer that many politicians’ motivations are being driven by Islamophobia and anti-Arab sentiments. After President Joe Biden delivered his Holocaust Remembrance speech on Tuesday, many followed suit the next day on the House floor. The most telling evidence is in their speeches as they invoked sentiments that suggest Muslims inherently want to eliminate Jewish people from the planet.

“Driven by ancient desire to wipe out the Jewish people off the face of the Earth, over 1,200 innocent people — babies, parents, grandparents — slaughtered in their kibbutz, massacred at a musical festival, brutally raped, mutilated, and sexually assaulted,” said Biden. “Thousands more carrying wounds, bullets, and shrapnel from the memory of that terrible day they endured. Hundreds taken hostage, including survivors of the Shoah.”

The idea of an “ancient desire” is similar to suggesting that people are born hating Jewish people. But while Biden railed about this supposed ancient desire by Muslims to eliminate the Jewish people, he ignored that it was white Christian nationalists that were behind the Holocaust. And if we…