Jewish hatred is real and must be condemned without qualification. But it cannot be fought by propagating hatred against the followers of another religion. Demonizing Muslims does not combat antisemitism; it simply transfers prejudice from one target to another. Sadly, that is precisely the objective of Jewish supremacists who readily invoke antisemitism to shut down debate and weaponize anti-Muslim hatred, redirecting public attention away from Israel’s policies of genocide and dispossession.

At the recent Republican Jewish Coalition’s summit in Las Vegas, Florida congressman Randy Fine told the crowd that the problem was not radical Islamism but “mainstream” Islam. In a separate interview, Fine went further, suggesting some civilizations are simply superior to others.

At the recent Republican Jewish Coalition’s summit in Las Vegas, Florida congressman Randy Fine told the crowd that the problem was not radical Islamism but “mainstream” Islam. In a separate interview, Fine went further, suggesting some civilizations are simply superior to others.

Texas Congressman Brandon Gill referred to a Heritage Foundation poll claiming that 40 percent of American Muslims support Sharia without acknowledging that the poll deliberately left ambiguous what respondents understood by the term, including whether they meant mandatory religious law or private observance. Sharia in the life of a Muslim is not different from the Catholic canon law or the religious laws and practices observant Jews follow in their daily lives: religious frameworks that guide personal conduct and communal life, not systems intended to govern the state.

Hate promoters are clearly gaining ground among an unsuspecting American public, and the timing is what makes this wave distinct. The Institute for Social Policy and Understanding’s Islamophobia Index climbed from 25 in 2022 to 33 in 2025, and Pew Research finds 51 percent of Americans believe Islam is more likely than other faiths to encourage violence, more than double the share six months after 9/11.

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