{"id":2217456,"date":"2024-04-10T13:40:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T17:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dearborn-mayor-condemns-death-to-america-chants\/"},"modified":"2024-04-10T13:43:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T17:43:09","slug":"dearborn-mayor-condemns-death-to-america-chants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dearborn-mayor-condemns-death-to-america-chants\/","title":{"rendered":"Dearborn Mayor Condemns Chants of &#8216;Death to America"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdearborn-mayor-condemns-death-to-america-chants%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2217456&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Dearborn\u2062 Mayor Abdullah Hammoud and community leaders denounced the \u2063&#8221;Death to\u2062 America&#8221; chants at a protest held by Al\u2062 Quds Committee Detroit in support of Palestinians.\u200c The mayor emphasized that such inflammatory\u2063 statements do not represent \u2064the values of the \u200cDearborn community. The city, situated \u2064near Detroit, \u200cfirmly condemned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jewish-group-rescinds-award-to-politician-who-said-israel-desecrates-the-holy-land\/\" title=\"Jewish Group Rescinds Award To Politician Who Said Israel \u2018Desecrates The Holy Land\u2019\">hateful rhetoric<\/a> uttered \u2063during the demonstration. \u2062Your summary effectively \u2064highlights \u2062how \u2063Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud \u200dand community \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-lawmakers-call-icc-anti-semitic-a-sham-after-ruling-regarding-war-crimes-investigation\/\" title=\"Israeli lawmakers call ICC \u2018anti-Semitic\u2019, a \u2018sham\u2019 after ruling regarding war crimes investigation\">leaders condemned<\/a> the &#8220;Death\u200d to \u200bAmerica&#8221;\u2063 chants\u2064 at\u2062 a protest by Al Quds \u2063Committee Detroit. It\u2064 emphasizes the discrepancy between the statements made at the\u2063 protest and the values of the Dearborn community.\u2064 The city&#8217;s strong condemnation of the hateful rhetoric is also\u200b emphasized, showcasing\u2062 a\u200d united stance against such expressions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud and other leaders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/story\/news\/local\/michigan\/wayne\/2024\/04\/09\/dearborn-mayor-rejects-death-to-america-chants-at-protest\/73254682007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>condemned<\/a> the \u201cDeath to America\u201d chants that were said in the Michigan city on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, a group, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AlQudsCommittee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Al Quds Committee Detroit<\/a>, held a protest in support of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/palestinians\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Palestinians\">Palestinians<\/a> in which chants commonly used in Iran or by Iranian-backed groups were heard, protesting against U.S. foreign policy. Some protesters were heard saying \u201cAl-mout li Amreeka,\u201d which translates to \u201cDeath to America,\u201d and \u201cAl-mout li Israel,\u201d or \u201cDeath to Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the weekend, video emerged of a rally in Dearborn where some attendees were chanting statements that were unacceptable and contrary to the heart of this city,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AHammoudMI\/status\/1777385167570571402\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hammoud posted<\/a> on X. \u201cWe reject all inflammatory and violent statements made at the gathering. Dearborn is a city of proud Americans; the hateful rhetoric heard on Friday does not reflect the opinion of the members of this community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The city of <a href=\"https:\/\/cityofdearborn.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Dearborn<\/a>, just seven miles outside of Detroit, also condemned the rhetoric from the protesters.\u00a0The city is notably the <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/a-brief-history-of-dearborn-michigan-the-first-arab-american-majority-city-in-the-us-216700#:~:text=The%20city%20became%20the%20first,ancestry%20on%20the%202023%20census\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>first<\/a> Arab-majority city in the United States, with 55% of the population having Middle Eastern or North African heritage. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe inflammatory rhetoric expressed by some at the rally is neither endorsed nor supported by the City of Dearborn, its mayor, or any City elected officials,\u201d the city said in the statement. <\/p>\n<p>Other protests held by the group have featured speakers who praise Iranian leaders. On Sunday, Al Quds Committee said in a \u201clegal Disclaimer\u201d that it is not \u201cliable, responsible, or connected to any actions, opinions or chants.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Osama Siblani, publisher of the Dearborn-based <em>Arab American News<\/em>, said the chants were \u201cuncalled for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour pathetic ill speeches and the disgusting chants that you incited and invited are totally and unequivocally rejected by all Arab Americans and Muslims in Dearborn and everywhere,\u201d Siblani wrote on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/osama.siblani\/posts\/pfbid021879Fau8UqbWRUDGoWThpgw2iXmsR2sdAXyCo6MJtpM4wzVVsCq13qm2xgms9FdGl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The White House also <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/4583463-white-house-condemns-death-to-america-chants-at-rally-in-dearborn-mich\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>condemned<\/a> the statements. When asked if President Joe Biden condemned the rhetoric, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said, \u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeaceful protests are something that the president has also been very clear that \u2014 it\u2019s important to give folks space to peacefully protest,\u201d Jean-Pierre said. \u201cBut any type of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/msnbc-slams-violent-rhetoric-on-the-right-then-argues-president-trump-deserved-to-have-been-drone-bombed\/\" title=\"MSNBC SLAMS Violent Rhetoric on the Right \u2013 Then Argues President Trump Deserved to Have Been Drone Bombed\">violent rhetoric<\/a>, we are going to denounce.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud and leaders denounced the &#8220;Death to America&#8221; chants in the city last Friday. During a demonstration by the Al Quds Committee Detroit supporting Palestinians, chants resembling those used by Iranian groups opposed U.S. foreign policy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2217457,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/palestine-protest-1024x592.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2217456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/palestine-protest-1024x592.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2217456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2217456"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2217456\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2217457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2217456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2217456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2217456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}