On Friday, protesters in Dearborn, Michigan, were heard shouting “Death to America” and “Death to Israel” during an International Al-Quds Day rally in the town. Al-Quds Day, or simply Quds Day, is an annual pro-Palestinian event held on the last Friday of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
While the event is controversial globally, sparking multiple bans in Berlin by German authorities, in Dearborn, which has the highest proportion of Muslim residents in the country, it finds significant support. According to MEMRI Executive Director Steven Stalinsky, rallies commemorating the day have been held in Dearborn for over two decades. Stalinsky described the town as a “hotbed of hate” that has persisted for many years.
In a video shared by MEMRI Tarek Bazzi, a Michigan-based activist associated with the Hadi Institute, says,
Imam Khomeini, who declared the International Al-Quds Day, this is why he would say to pour all of your chants and all of your shouts upon the head of America.
This cued the crowd to begin chanting, “Death to America!” in the background.
Bazzi justified the rallies’ intensely anti-American rhetoric, attributing this sentiment to what he perceived as the United States government’s support for alleged “atrocities,” with a particular focus on Israel’s actions in Gaza. His speech…
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