Posted on 09/17/2025 11:51:46 AM PDT by Morgana
The mayor of a Michigan city with a large Muslim population has faced backlash for telling a Christian resident he was 'not welcome' after a tense exchange over a road sign honoring a local who expressed support for Hamas.
Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud made the comment after Edward 'Ted' Barham told a City Council meeting that he opposed a road sign being erected at an intersection honoring Lebanese-American journalist Osama Siblani.
Siblani founded the Arab American News, the first bilingual Arab weekly paper in Dearborn. He's previously come under fire for comments sympathetic to Hamas, calling the Palestinian group 'freedom fighters'.
Barham said the sign was 'provocative' and accused Siblani of being a supporter of Hezbollah and Hamas, which are considered terrorist organizations by the US.
'I feel like having that sign up there is almost like naming a street Hezbollah Street or Hamas Street,' Barham argued.
'Hezbollah bombed the embassy in Beirut, including many Americans. I just feel it's quite inappropriate'.
'He talks about how the blood of the martyrs irrigates the land of Palestine,' Barham continued. He then quoted Siblani as saying: 'Whether we are in Michigan and whether we are in Yemen.
'Believe me, everyone should fight within his means. They will fight with stones, others will fight with guns, others fight with planes, drones, and rockets'.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
These vile, murderous, pedophile-worshipping filth need to be kicked out of the country...
I saw the video. This can not be allowed. It’s his town and country he can’t be asked to leave. Think we are treated when we ask Illegals to leave. Ugh.
NYC next
This is America you moron, not some Islamic caliphate.
uppity infidel
Elections have consequences.
I have a different idea, send Terminix instead.
The entire city needs fumigation.
This is a great opportunity for the FBI move in, and arrest the filth for violating federal discrimination laws.
Mr. Trump, seize the moment!
And sent back to Suckistan where they belong.
Exactly.
And then San Fransucko.
No, the US is going to keep cowering to the Mooslims in the name of diversification until it is too late.
This needs to be nipped in the bud like RIGHT NOW.
WTF does this guy think he is anyway??
FTA——The Muslim Mayor of a majority Minn Muslim city warned a white Christian tax-paying resident he’s “not welcome” there after the Christian white man alluded to public signs hailing a pro-Hamas local Muslim.
You’ll note that as soon as Muslims predominate, this is how they behave. They are the absolute world grand champions at oppressing minorities. Sounds like this mayor is guilty of America-phobia.
We have moved from strong men create good times, to good times create weak men. Been there for a while.
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