The Islamophobia network spans neocons, Zionists, Christian Right, and ex-Muslims

Evidence

At the grassroots level, Brigitte Gabriel launched hundreds of local chapters of ACT for America across the country, which mobilize protests and media campaigns against mosques, Muslim American organizations, and Muslim American leaders. Gabriel, a Lebanese American Christian woman, previously worked for the South Lebanon Army, which served as Israel’s proxy in formerly occupied southern Lebanon. Her association with right-wing Zionists merged with anti-Muslim Evangelical Christians to create ACT for America. — Sahar F. Aziz, The Racial Muslim, 797 (#exemplifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Islamophobia networks are structurally integral to US empire — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 89; Anti-Muslim activism is a coordinated network spanning neoconservatives and broader right-wing factions.; Islamophobia is produced by an interconnected network of institutional spheres, not isolated actors (+12 more)

Broader Connections

• Non-Muslim Middle Eastern voices like Brigitte Gabriel legitimize the Islamophobia network #exemplifies (0.95)
• ACT for America merged Christian evangelicals with right-wing Zionists into mosque protest groups. #exemplifies (0.95) — Sahar F. Aziz, The Racial Muslim, 797
• Islamophobia is produced by an interconnected network of institutional spheres, not isolated actors #expands (0.90)
• The Ground Zero Mosque backlash was orchestrated by organized Islamophobia networks #corroborates (0.90) — Peter Morey, Islamophobia and the Novel, 274
• Islamophobia spans liberal and conservative mainstreams, not just the fringe right #corroborates (0.85) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 91
• Key Islamophobic organizations trace their lineage to Cold War-era neocons #expands (0.85)
• Islamophobia flourishes on both the nativist right and among self-proclaimed liberals #corroborates (0.85) — A. Hussain, N. Meer, Framing Muslim Integration, 689
• Islamophobia within the Christian Right extended into law enforcement counterterrorism circles. #expands (0.85) — Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Jesus and John Wayne, 537
• Islamophobia unites pundits across the political spectrum as an ideological meeting point #corroborates (0.80) — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 317
• Think tanks, academia, and media institutions jointly produce Islamophobia #exemplifies (0.80)