Elizabeth Tsurkov on Islamophobia

Statements and actions by Elizabeth Tsurkov on this topic.

Public disputes concerning hostility, prejudice, discrimination, or exclusion directed at Muslims or attributed to Muslim identity.

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1 statement on this page. Dates: September 2, 2026

1 matching statement. Dates: September 2, 2026

1 published statement. Dates: September 2, 2026

Elizabeth Tsurkov
Role at the time: Researcher and commentator
September 2, 2026Condemned
Responding to
Yousef's remarks and the audience applause constituted anti-Muslim hate and warranted an apology and repudiation from the summit and its sponsors.
"This is hate speech against over 1 billion Muslims."
Why we used this label
Calling it hate speech against more than a billion Muslims is an explicit condemnation.
Fury as ex-Israeli spy delivers bigoted speech against Muslims, Quran and Prophet Muhammad in US (opens in a new tab)

Reaction roundup quoting Mehdi Hasan, Elizabeth Tsurkov, Ragıp Soylu, and CAIR. Used as secondary evidence where the original social posts were not accessible.

Our account of this statement has been corrected. 1 correction

Read statement Mosab Hassan Yousef’s call for Muslims to leave the United States at the Jewish American Summit