Islamophobia in the US is rooted in its unconditional support for Israel
Tracing the rise of Islamophobia, from the 1973 oil embargo to Trump’s election to Hamas’s attack, Arun Kundnani argues that support for Israel is central. But Americans are finally starting to see through the smokescreen of anti-Muslim propaganda. Anti-Muslim racism rests on a simple truth: to justify US foreign policy in the Middle East – in particular,…