Here in the United States, we’ve already seen a 6-year-old be brutally killed because someone couldn’t tell the difference between a child and Hamas. Recently, an event to bring together Arab Americans to talk about empowerment in Orlando was canceled by their hotel allegedly because of security concerns. This isn’t a one-off. We’re seeing a string of events in which Arab and Muslim communities are being forced to cancel community gatherings because of violent threats.
We must not repeat post-9/11 Islamophobia in our discourse on the Israel-Hamas war
