On February 3, 2024, the Wall Street Journal published an op-ed by MEMRI Executive Director Steven Stalinsky titled "Welcome to Dearborn, America's Jihad Capital." The op-ed examined the many events in the city and its environs in open support of Hamas, Hizbullah, and Iran. In response to reactions to the op-ed, Stalinsky wrote a statement to media, below. The statement is
Matthew Hatcher/Getty ImagesThe Mayor of Dearborn, Michigan has fired back after a racist op-ed published by the Wall Street Journal called his city “America’s Jihad Capital.” The op-ed by Steven Stalinksy alleged that Muslim and Arab leaders from Dearborn are “siding with Hamas against Israel and Iran against the U.S.” Dearborn has a majority Arab-American population.On Saturday, Dearborn Mayor Abdullah H. Hammoud took to X to express his disgust with the article, where he called it, “Reckless.