Person-topic record

Max Blumenthal on Political Rhetoric and Violence

A sourced history of statements and actions associated with this topic.

Disputes over whether public rhetoric predicts, excuses, encourages, threatens, or contributes to violence.

Scope: Includes only sourced statements and documented interpretations; the topic label is not a finding about intent or likely effect.

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Position history

1 event on this page · Inclusive range: September 1, 2026–September 1, 2026

1 matching event · Inclusive range: September 1, 2026–September 1, 2026

1 total published event · Inclusive range: September 1, 2026–September 1, 2026

1 distinct published event overall · Inclusive range: September 1, 2026–September 1, 2026

1 event on this page · Inclusive range: September 1, 2026–September 1, 2026

September 1, 2026Condemned

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 Israeli Shin Bet tortured Mosab to the point that he now sounds like Hitler and looks like Herzl.”

Speaker capacity: Journalist and editor, The Grayzone
Editorial rationale: Despite its own provocative wording, the comparison unmistakably condemns Yousef's rhetoric.

Third-party social archive preserving Kutty's extended condemnation and a quoted Max Blumenthal post.