Far-right figures in the United States are making violent threats against Muslims in response to what they believe is a planned “global day of jihad” today.
The violent rhetoric comes in response to comments made in a statement by Khaled Meshaal, the founder and former leader of Hamas, to Reuters on Wednesday. Meshaal called for protests on October 13 across the Arab world in support of the Palestinians before adding: “To all scholars who teach jihad … to all who teach and learn, this is a moment for the application [of theories].”
While Meshaal very specifically made the calls for protests in “the Arab and Islamic worlds,” his comments were quickly