We’re in the middle of a hostage crisis at a synagogue right now in Texas. The gunman has taken four hostages, including the rabbi, and is reportedly demanding the release of his sister, “Lady al Qaeda” Aafia Siddiqui.
Daily Beast columnist Wahajat Ali is already prepping people for the ugly and vicious Islamophobic they’re about to hear from elected officials, commentators, and even mainstream media pundits this weekend. Actually, we’re betting the story is out of the media by Monday.
You're about to hear some ugly & vicious Islamophobia & anti-Muslim bigotry this weekend from elected officials, commentators and even mainstream media. Hope I'm wrong. People will use it to divide Jewish and Muslim communities for their political agenda. Don't fall for it.
— Wajahat Ali (@WajahatAli) January 15, 2022
Many of them will claim to care about Jewish lives as they openly support and parrot vile anti semitic conspiracies. They don't care about our lives or our communities. Muslim is easy synonym for terrorist and those who downplay Jan 6 will now talk a lot about national security.
— Wajahat Ali (@WajahatAli) January 15, 2022
Sadly, this anti semitism and Islamophobia is fuel for white supremacist conspiracy theories and their violent end game, which endangers all our communities. I hope enough Americans can wake up and see it.
— Wajahat Ali (@WajahatAli) January 15, 2022
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Everybody drink … Ali said “white supremacist.”
Imagine looking at this tragic situation and before it is over, literally as it is ongoing, you manage to play the victim here. https://t.co/FuD6xYKxsg
— Zak (@itzhakbendavid) January 15, 2022
Maybe don't tweet about stuff that hasn't happened yet. It is not helpful.
— MelaniaStump (@StumpMelania) January 15, 2022
I'm so thankful you've never been divisive, wajahat!!
— Michael Clayton (@funziona_cosi) January 15, 2022
— Edgeman (@theedge996) January 15, 2022
This isn’t about you
— (((sheera))) (@SheeraHoffman) January 15, 2022
can you at least wait till the hostages are freed before trying to make this about you?
— Henry the Dog (@DogHerny) January 15, 2022
Honestly… it could actually get messy. No need for preemptive shaming of presumed bigotry
— revb (@phamnuwen2) January 15, 2022
Way to politicize it before the hostages are let go. Disgusting.
— eitan🇮🇱💎💎 👐 we like the stock (@eitansasson) January 15, 2022
Your first concern should be about the Jews whose lives are being threatened(!)
Secondly, before you worry about your own victimhood, why don't you take a look inwards and acknowledge the pervasive and deadly antisemitism among many fellow Muslims. We both know it's endemic.
— Daniel Schloss (@yodanschlo) January 15, 2022
Muslim holds a rabbi and 3 Jews hostage at gun point to free a convicted terrorist CAIR has championed repeatedly. Ali Wajahat’s hot take? “Poor Muslims!”
— Fivish (@P2theGburn) January 15, 2022
You have such a weird victimization fetish.
— Power Creek (@powercreek) January 15, 2022
How about giving it five minutes before you worry about and Islamic backlash. Let’s worry about whether these hostages survive this antisemitic ordeal.
— Deborah Levine (@DluLevine) January 15, 2022
I’m so sorry this is happening to you.
— Thomas Brown 😉 (@MajeurTom) January 15, 2022
Coming from a guy who's all about, and makes his living from division.
Who cares right now who the hostage taker is?? Seriously. What matters is all the hostages are alive at the end of this. You truly are an asshole, Wajahat.
— William Shears Shearer 🇯🇲 🏴 (@shearsconnaught) January 15, 2022
So gross dude. Even for you
— 🇺🇸 Martin Wellbourne (@WellbourneM) January 15, 2022
This isn’t about you. You are not the victim here. Your narcissism is off the charts. Go away.
— Benjamin Roberts 🍊 (@bennoba) January 15, 2022
Making it all about you. You're just the worst.
— Captain Obvious (@KingHailthe) January 15, 2022
Right. You’re the victim here. Not the hostages.
— Taro Tsujimoto (@RCannon74) January 15, 2022
Hot take:
White supremacy is the cause of this no matter who was moved by it to act.
— Julia Claire 🐙🔯🐙 (@Juliacsk) January 15, 2022
She has pronouns in her bio so we think she’s serious.
I'd be willing to bet the hostage taker is a white supremacist, not Muslim.
— Colombo (@JasonRuderman) January 15, 2022
We’ll take your money.
Related:
Man holding hostages at Texas synagogue reportedly brother of ‘Lady al Qaeda’ Aafia Siddiqui https://t.co/129vgpfLqq
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 15, 2022
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