A recent opinion piece published in the Wall Street Journal with an inflammatory headline that read "America's Jihad Capital" has sparked fears they will be targeted once more. Siblani spoke at a news conference organized by the Arab American Civil Rights League (ACRL), a Dearborn-based civil rights group, that featured civil rights activists and Arab American advocates. Biden and Hammoud found common ground on criticizing the opinion piece, though Hammoud followed up with another tweet that suggested Biden's policies fostered the environment that led to the opinion piece. After 9/11, the war on terrorism led to even greater scrutiny, with federal agents increasing raids, arrests and criminal cases involving Arab American and Muslim suspects. Also on Monday, Whitmer blasted the opinion piece as "cruel and ignorant," using stronger language that her tweet Sunday on the piece.

Source: Wall Street Journal February 06, 2024 11:25 UTC