Brigitte Gabriel

Brigitte Gabriel is president and founder of the right-wing American Congress for Truth . She has been described by The New York Times as a 'radical Islamophobe'. In her official biography she states the principal objective of her organization: An Urgent Warning to the West After the tragedy of September 11th, 2001 Ms. Gabriel founded American Congress for Truth.org a non profit organization dedicated to educating millions of uninformed Americans about the threat of radical Islam to world peace and national security.[[1]]( Brigitte Gabriel, a Lebanese Christian and Middle East correspondent, speaks of her experiences of losing her country of birth, Lebanon, to militant Muslim fundamentalists. In 2002, Ms. Gabriel founded American Congress for Truth (ACT) to provide information about the Middle East conflict and to give a platform to Americans, both Jews and Christians, who have lost their voice to political correctness. She speaks profoundly and passionately from the heart.[[2]]( Yet Gabriel is prominently listed as one of the "Hasbara Fellowship Speakers Bureau" on the website IsraelActivism.com ("The official website of Hasbara Fellowships").[[4]]( [[5]]( In a 2007 course at the Department of Defense’s Joint Forces Staff College") , she said that any 'practicing Muslim who believes the word of the Koran to be the word of Allah … who goes to mosque and prays every Friday, who prays five times a day — this practicing Muslim, who believes in the teachings of the Koran, cannot be a loyal citizen of the United States.' Also in 2007, The Australian Jewish News interviewed her saying that 'every practicing Muslim is a radical Muslim.' [[6]]( In 2011, she expressed her views through the ACT For America") website when claiming that '[t]ens of thousands of Islamic militants now reside in America, operating in sleeper cells, attending our colleges and universities,' and in that same year Gabriel was quoted in a New York Times article claiming that 'America has been infiltrated on all levels by radicals who wish to harm America. They [Islamist radicals] have infiltrated us at the CIA, at the FBI, at the Pentagon, at the State Department.' [[6]]( In her 2006 book Because They Hate: A Survivor of Islamic Terror Warns America , Gabriel's conclusion was that 'the Arab Muslim world, because of its religion and culture, is a natural threat to civilized people of the world.' [[6]]( Fundamentalist Islam is a religion rooted in seventh-century teachings that are fundamentally opposed to democracy and equality. Radical Islamists are utterly contemptuous of all "infidels" (non-Muslims) and regard them as enemies worthy of death. Madrassas in America are increasing in number, and they are just one part of a growing radical Islamic army on U.S. soil. Radical Islam exploits the U.S. legal system and America's protection of religion to spread its hatred for Western values. America must organize a unified voice that says "enough" to political correctness, and demands that government officials and elected representatives do whatever is necessary to protect us. [[7]]( In September 2007 Gabriel was photographed with former Australian prime minister John Howard , during her trip to Australia where she was keynote speaker at a gala event for him. [[8]]( The JNF function at the Crown Casino in Howard's honour, where he was awarded the Jerusalem Prize for his 'friendship and commitment to Israel'. [[9]]( On September 27, 2014, she was invited to speak at the conservative Values Voter Summit") . In her speech, she said that '180 million to 300 million' Muslims are 'radical Islamists who are willing to strap bombs on their bodies and walk into this room and blow us all up to smithereens.' But only a few days later, Peter Bergen , a terrorism expert with the New America") think tank, published a survey that concluded there was a global total of 85,000 to 106,000 Muslims belonging to jihadist groups — so about 0.006625% of Muslims. [[6]]( Gabriel told