Zionist-funded Islamophobia does not represent most Jewish Americans’ views

Evidence

These right-wing foundations and groups do not represent the views of the majority of Jewish Americans, even though they may claim to. An August 2011 Gallup poll asked respondents in various religious groups if they thought that American Muslims are sympathetic to al-Qaeda. Seventy percent of Jewish Americans said no; the only groups with higher “no” percentages were Muslims and atheists. Further, Jewish Voice for Peace, a national organization with a powerful social media platform, has not only fought for Palestinian rights but also against Islamophobia. In short, what on the surface appears to be an issue of religious intolerance is, at its core, a political and racialized issue. Conservatives of all stripes see Islamophobia as instrumental to advancing their agendas. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 686

Categorization

• XREF: Echoes the pattern in the immodesty article where moral panics attributed to a religious community often mask class and political interests. — connects to: Seventy percent of Jewish Americans reject that Muslims sympathize with al-Qaeda — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 550; Jewish Americans mostly reject that Muslims sympathize with al-Qaeda.; Zionist foundations explicitly funded the Islamophobia network — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 698
• SEED: Angle: how a small, well-funded subgroup hijacks the public face of a larger community — the donor-advised-fund machinery behind ‘everyday’ philanthropists.

Broader Connections

• Jewish Americans mostly reject that Muslims sympathize with al-Qaeda. #corroborates (0.90)
• Seventy percent of Jewish Americans reject that Muslims sympathize with al-Qaeda #corroborates (0.85) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 550