Addressed record
Yousef's remarks and the audience applause constituted anti-Muslim hate and warranted an apology and repudiation from the summit and its sponsors.
“The applause is what should trouble us. Bigotry doesn't become acceptable because we like the target.”
- Speaker capacity
- Lawyer, law professor, and commentator
- Editorial rationale
- The statement directly calls the incident bigotry and rejects selective acceptance based on the targeted group.