As The Midterms Approach, So Does The Islamist Domino Effect

By: Ron Jager

With the midterm elections on Tuesday, November 3, the sudden outbreak of extreme violence in France, Belgium, and Italy by hordes of Muslim immigrants and Hamas and Palestinian supporters is no coincidence.

While the streets of Paris, Marseilles, Limoges, Milan, Rome, and Brussels burn to the ground, former President Barack Obama spoke in Belfast, Ireland to his hundreds of millions of social media followers about how Israel “stole the lands of the Palestinians,” thereby giving legitimacy to the anti-Israel, antisemitic protestors that are violently demonstrating not only against Israel, but Western society and culture as well.

Obama’s timely public appearance in Belfast gave a veneer of validity to the outburst of violence exhibited by the radical Muslim immigrants who are venting their rage on the streets of Europe in the hope they will destroy the very countries that have welcomed them and provided them with a safe haven and all the benefits of a modern welfare state.

Former President Obama, who has always harbored a deep-seated hatred of Israel, is now unrestricted by an upcoming election, so he can speak his mind. Obama has willingly contributed to the fueling of this Islamist rage that is sweeping across Europe and will no doubt spark similar violent outbursts on the streets of America.

Obama’s embrace of the Palestinians and their violent supporters lends credibility to those who express sympathy for Hamas, a terrorist organization that butchered, raped, and kidnapped hundreds of men, women, children, and infants after breaking over the border of Israel on October 7. Hamas is a radical Islamist organization no different than ISIS or El-Qaeda; their goal is to spread Sharia law everywhere, subjugating anyone who is not Muslim, including in the West. They do not recognize any other religion, including Judaism and Christianity. Hamas has demonstrated that they will use any barbaric means possible to impose what they consider “Islamic justice.”

Hamas supporters in America have been given a green light to burn down the cities of America similar to what we are witnessing across Europe. Obama in his own words is encouraging Hamas supporters to take to the streets to intimidate and humiliate America in this Islamist Domino Effect that is now in full swing.

It was over a decade ago when Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich was asked whether he would support a Muslim for President. His answer reflected what many in Western societies do not understand. Gingrich responded by saying that the answer to that question really depends on whether the candidate was “a modern person who happens to worship All-h” or “a person who belonged to any kind of belief in Sharia, any kind of effort to impose that on the rest of us.” He concluded by saying the former would not pose a threat to America or the West, but the latter would be a “mortal threat.”

Gingrich is absolutely right. The danger facing America from the radical Islamic left and Hamas supporters is the extent to which they adhere to the Totalitarian Islamic Supremacist doctrine and Sharia law. This is the mortal threat that Israel has been facing since their inception and is now threatening the West. This is nothing less than a manifestation of the Islamist Domino Effect taking one country at a time. By facing this issue head-on, Gingrich raised a serious concern that should worry all Americans even more today.

Over the last century, a powerful and belligerent coalition of state and non-state Islamist forces adopted the use of terror to mount an aggressive attack against the State of Israel, threatening her very survival. During those years, Islamic terrorism was evolving and developing until they were able to commandeer aircrafts in the vilest manner possible to spread fear, terror, and death wherever they could. While the threat of terrorism was mostly Israel’s problem, it has been spreading continuously. Yet it was never interpreted as a strategic threat to America since American leaders treated Hamas representatives like celebrities, welcoming them to the corridors of power throughout the United States and Europe.

In Congress, Democratic congressional representatives such as Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, Jamaal Bowman, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) gave their full support to the incitement and violence sweeping the streets of America against Jews and supporters of Israel. They have refrained from condemning the calls to eradicate the State of Israel, and failed to condemn the acts of violence against American Jews during the demonstrations. NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Michigan’s Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed (relatively new politicians) never miss an opportunity to double down on their anti-Israel, pro-Hamas rhetoric, and are nothing more than Islamist antisemites.

The rage and hatred expressed during these demonstrations will not stop with the Jews and will slowly take form against all non-Muslims. Hamas represents the latest manifestation of the Islamist Domino Effect within Democratic societies. Muslim-Americans and supporters of Hamas are willingly disavowing the values, Constitutional restrictions, and legal regulations of mainstream America. These Hamas supporters are using their Constitutional right to free speech to strengthen their message that Islam is not and will never be subservient to any other religion or political system. This is the true endgame of the Islamist Domino Effect.

The continuing support for Hamas will plant the seeds of the Islamist threat on American soil and slowly destroy our society from within. The Islamist Domino Effect, personified by supporters of Hamas, will develop into an Islamic tsunami of political and religious oppression in our society until all non-Muslims are subservient to Islam and Sharia Law. Unless it’s stopped now, it’s only a question of time. 

Ron Jager grew up in the South Bronx of New York City, making aliyah in 1980. He served for 25 years in the IDF as a Mental Health Field Officer in operational units. Prior to retiring he was Commander of the Central Psychiatric Clinic for Reserve Soldiers at Tel-Hashomer. Since retiring, he has been involved in strategic consultancy to NGO’s and communities in the Gaza Envelope on resiliency projects to assist first responders and communities. Ron has written numerous articles for outlets in Israel and abroad focusing on Israel and the Jewish world. To contact Ron, use email: [email protected] or visit RonJager.com.