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Politicians and pundits are everywhere right now, warning of the risk of Islamophobia in the wake of the Hanukkah massacre in Sydney, Australia, last weekend. There was Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez on X on Monday, decrying that “the normalization and acceptance of Islamophobia in our politics is disgusting.” And rabid pro-Palestinian commentator Mehdi Hasan, also on X, reminding readers that “Islamophobia is always wrong” as he performatively condemned the Bondi Beach killings.

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And, of course, New York’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani piped in, slamming as “vile Islamophobia” statements by Republican New York City Council member Vickie Paladino suggesting the White House begin “developing a formal legal framework for the denaturalization process” of Muslims currently living in the U.S.

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With the Sydney shooters confirmed as both Muslims and directly aligned with the Islamic State, the anti-Islam backlash has been as quick as it has been vitriolic. The revelation that a Syrian-Muslim immigrant heroically disarmed one of the shooters helped temper the hate-filled rhetoric. But as the