The killing of Iran’s Supreme tyrant leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has sparked protests against Israel and the United States in several countries, particularly in non-Arab Muslim nations. In Pakistan, however, the protests have turned extremely violent. The violence has resulted in thirty-five deaths and more than one hundred injuries, yet no arrests have been reported so far.

Angry mobs have attacked several buildings, including the American consulates in Karachi and Lahore, United Nations offices, and local non-governmental organizations such as the Agha Khan Rural Support Program in northern Pakistan.

Both electronic and print media in Pakistan – whether secular or religious – have described Ali Khamenei as a “great martyr.” At the same time, many Pakistanis on social media platforms have been openly inciting violence. Some have called for the complete destruction of Israel and the elimination of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump.

In an article published in the New York Post, New York-based Muslim imam and interfaith leader Shaikh Musa Darmmeh commented on this reaction. He wrote that “segments of the Muslim world have allowed themselves to be driven by emotion rather than intellect, by grievance rather than strategy, and by hatred rather than moral reasoning.”

Shaikh Musa has visited Israel several times. I had the privilege of accompanying him on a visit to Israel last December.

“Thanks to Allah, we have entered the compound.” was a voice note message of one of the attackers who was seen arsoning near the reception area. The attackers reportedly broke through the main bulletproof steel electronic gate and stormed into Karachi’s US consulate grounds. How they managed to breach the........

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