| THE LIE Criticism of Islam is baseless propaganda manufactured by pro-Israel groups to preserve political support for Israel. |
| THE TRUTH Criticism of Islam stems from its own supremacist, totalitarian, and expansionist doctrines — a reality that predates the founding of the State of Israel by more than 1,400 years. |
| BACKGROUND On May 5, 2026, Megyn Kelly said that since she became more critical of Israel, she has started to “notice” that Islam is unfairly criticized. (Next Up With Mark Halperin) Instead, she argued, most criticism of Islam is pushed by pro-Israel voices who “need us to demonize them” to maintain American support: “It’s been something I’ve noticed just since I’ve gotten a sort of more clear-eyed on Israel that a lot of the anti-Muslim rhetoric that’s put out there originates with people who are very very pro-Israel who kind of need us to demonize them,” she said. Kelly went even further, saying she now finds herself moving in a pro-Islam direction. She’s not alone in that shift. Tucker Carlson has made similar arguments, claiming that criticism of Islam is essentially an Israeli “psyop.” (Israel Truth Network) |
| TRUTH EXPLAINED Criticism of Islam dates back 1,400 years to its inception. Leaders, philosophers, and theologians throughout the centuries have warned about Islam’s totalitarian ideology and incompatibility with the West.It started in the 8th century: St. John of Damascus, who lived under early Islamic rule, called Islam a Christian heresy. He directly challenged Muhammad’s prophethood, polygamy, and attacks on Christians. (Catholic365) Enlightenment giants agreed: Voltaire’s 1741 play Mahomet portrayed Muhammad as a manipulative, power-hungry fanatic who used religion as a tool for control — centuries before the State of Israel was founded. (Britannica) Founding-era Americans saw the same problems: John Quincy Adams described Muhammad as combining genius with “the fraudulent spirit of an impostor,” citing polygamy, mistreatment of women, and religious warfare as core features of Islam. (Apologetics Press) Leading thinkers warned about its incompatibility with freedom: Alexis de Tocqueville studied the Quran and concluded it was “deadly to men” and a major cause of “decadence,” and hostile to democracy and liberty. (American Minute) American conflicts with Islam predate Israel by over 150 years: During the Barbary Wars in the late 1700s, Muslims attacked American ships, enslaved sailors, and justified it as a fulfillment of jihad. Thomas Jefferson recorded their ambassador openly stating it was their religious duty under Islamic law to wage war on non-Muslims. (Israel Truth Network) Muslim anti-Western movements began before Israel existed: The Muslim Brotherhood was founded in 1928 with the explicit goal of jihad and Islamic supremacy — decades before 1948. (Israel Truth Network) Islamic terrorism is global in scope and not limited to Israel. Since 9/11, Muslim terrorists have killed over 162 Americans on U.S. soil — more than any other religious group. In 2025 alone, at least 17 Americans died in such attacks. (Israel Truth Network) Muslims are working to destroy the West: National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard warned in December 2025 that Islamist ideology seeks a global caliphate under Sharia law, replacing Western democracies. Sharia includes death for apostasy, amputation for theft, and the jizya tax on non-Muslims. (Pew Research) |
| QUOTES “Much of the anti-Americanism, the anti-Zionism, and anti-Westernism in much of the Muslim world falls down to this fact somewhere at its root: which is, ‘How come they’re doing better than us when we were told that we were the best?’” — Douglas Murray“Islam does not believe in freedom of speech, Islam does not believe in freedom of religion, and Islam does not believe in separation of mosque and state. Those three things are antithetical to the West. In a Muslim majority country, most Muslim majority countries, you cannot criticize the prophet Muhammad. In most Muslim-majority countries, you do not have the same robust freedom of religion protections…I cannot see a single Western country that has become more Islamic and has become a better place to live that is happier or freer.” — Charlie Kirk |
| TAKEAWAY Megyn Kelly’s pathetic descent into pro-Islam apologetics perfectly exposes the brain-rotting power of Israel Derangement Syndrome. Since turning against Israel, she now claims she’s suddenly “noticing” that criticism of Islam isn’t grounded in reality but is just a pro-Israel psyop designed to “demonize” Muslims and prop up support for the Jewish state. She even admitted she’s drifting in a pro-Islam direction. This is embarrassing historical illiteracy: criticism of Islam didn’t start in 1948 — it’s been going strong for 1,400 years, and for good reason. |
