Protesters in Dearborn, Michigan, “Death to America!” they shouted. and “Death to Israel!” during the International Al-Quds Day rally held in the town.
“This is why Imam Khomeini, who declared International Al-Quds Day, tells us to pour all of your chants and cries into the heads of America,” said Tarek, a Michigan-based activist with the Hadi Institute. Bazzi said. said in a video of the rally shared by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI).
Following Bazzi’s comments, the crowd chanted “Death to America!” It’s in the background.
Bazzi reasoned that the rally held that day was not focused on Israel and was “very anti-American.”, Because “it is the US government that funds all the atrocities,” he said, citing Israel’s continued siege of Gaza as an example.
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On May 18, 2021, demonstrators march in Dearborn, Michigan, where President Biden is visiting, to protest support for the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Seth Herald/AFP via Getty Images)
The activist went on to quote Malcolm insisted.
“It’s not just Genocide Joe that has to be abolished,” Bazzi said, referring to President Biden. “It’s the entire system that has to be abolished. A system that allows and supports this kind of brutality and satanic behavior has no place on God’s earth.”
Batzi then turned his attention to Israel, saying that when “fools” ask “Does Israel have a right to live?” the chant “Death to Israel” is “the most logical thing being shouted around the world today. He told the audience that it was a great chant.
This statement was followed by chants of “Death to Israel!” from protesters in the crowd.
Protesters in support of Palestinians rally outside the Dearborn Police Department as President Biden visits the nearby Ford Electric Vehicle Center on May 18, 2021 in Dearborn, Michigan. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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International Al-Quds Day, an annual pro-Palestinian event held on the last Friday of Ramadan, has a huge following in Dearborn, which has the highest percentage of Muslim residents in the country.
Celebrations of the day have been controversial around the world, and have been banned multiple times by German authorities in Berlin.
MEMRI Executive Director Stephen Stalinski said rallies to mark the day have been held in Dearborn for at least 20 years, and the town has been a “long-standing hotbed of hate,” Fox News Digital said. told.
“We are seeing rallies and sermons in support of Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran,” Stalinsky said, noting that the threat emanating from the city has become even more pronounced since the terrorist attacks on Israel in October.
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Rep. Phil Green, R-Mich., told Fox News Digital that he agrees with the assessment that the problem is growing in Dearborn and across the country. He said it was sad to see him.
“This kind of extremism, this kind of rhetoric, this kind of division… the threat of violence used to be from the Middle East. A lot of it seemed to be confined to the Middle East, but now it’s right under our noses. It’s coming,” Green said.
Greene emphasized that the majority of Dearborn residents are peaceful and do not encourage violence, but acknowledged that the movement emerging from the town is worth watching closely for lawmakers.
Dearborn also became the center of protests against Biden last month, with activists in the town encouraging Democrats to vote “irresponsibly” instead of supporting the president’s re-election.
“Genocide Joe isn’t the only thing we have to abolish,” one activist said, referring to President Biden. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Following Bazzi’s speech, Michigan’s Iman Osama Abdulghani called Israel an “evil settler-colonist project” and a “cancer” and praised those who dare to publicly criticize the country. .
“Israel is ISIS, they are Nazis, they are fascists, they are racists,” Abdulghani said. “Now people all over the world know this.”
Protesters were then heard shouting “Free Palestine” and “From the rivers to the sea,” controversial phrases classified as “hate” by the American Jewish Committee.
Stalinsky said that kind of rhetoric is a common theme in Dearborn.
“I’m not saying everyone in Dearborn is a terrorist, but there is significant support for jihadist groups locally,” Stalinsky said.
