![]() ![]() Farrakhan described same-sex marriage as “the most horrible behavior” and commented that under the influence of the Synagogue of Satan, America has “become the dwelling place of devils…You can go in any city, you see them walk in the street - boys with boys, girls with girls, men with men, women with women - and they say they’re happy. ![]() The speech included multiple anti-LGBTQ+ statements, with Farrakhan commenting that LGBTQ+ people “have been deceived by Satan” and that they are “living a life that ultimately is destructive to very being.” He blamed Jews for promoting homosexuality in both the U.S. He defended both Ye and Kyrie Irving, praising Ye as “a very great brother, a genius,” and “a young god.” He warned Black comedians to be wary of “who’s writing your script,” claiming that “behind the scenes, they give you a writer who’s Jewish” and working toward “taking you down.” Farrakhan commented that Jewish people “have control of so much that shapes thinking and the human mind” and added that “these demons, at every door that leads to power, they have a sentinel on watch.” He also appeared to rationalize Adolf Hitler’s actions toward Jews in Nazi Germany by commenting that “Hitler went against usury and Hitler attacked pornography that the Jews had put on the Germans.”įarrakhan highlighted longstanding NOI claims about how Jews allegedly exert power over Black celebrities. Kennedy because each of them “threatened the international banking system” that had been set up to serve Jewish interests. presidents Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William McKinley, and John F. “The Synagogue of Satan has destroyed the country,” he said.įarrakhan seemed to suggest that Jews, motivated by greed, orchestrated the assassinations of former U.S. Much of the speech read like a laundry list of age-old antisemitic tropes and conspiracies about alleged Jewish power as Farrakhan decried the nature and activities of this so-called Synagogue of Satan. Throughout his speech, Farrakhan spoke about the “Synagogue of Satan,” a phrase from the Bible that the NOI and other antisemites often use to refer to Jews in a derogatory manner. He promoted the false idea that Jews seek to manipulate and exploit Black people, deceive and destroy America, and engage in other nefarious or illicit activities. ![]() The NOI made this focus particularly clear in recent months as the organization sought to insert itself into the national debate over antisemitism following the Ye and Kyrie Irving controversies, promoting content about Jews and antisemitism in their social media posts, weekly sermon broadcasts and newspaper articles.įarrakhan directly addressed the NOI’s long history of antisemitism in his speech on Sunday, demonstrating his obsession with Jews and affirming the NOI’s position as a leading promoter of antisemitism in America today.įarrakhan’s wide-ranging, hours-long address, titled “The War of Armageddon Has Begun,” featured a relentless stream of antisemitic commentary accusing Jews of controlling world governments, the media, and financial institutions. The NOI has targeted Jews extensively during Farrakhan’s 40-plus-year tenure as the group’s leader and repeatedly dismissed accusations of antisemitism. NOI speakers injected familiar antisemitic and conspiratorial rhetoric into the weekend’s activities, capped off by longtime NOI leader Louis Farrakhan’s keynote address on Sunday afternoon. Saviours’ Day 2023 marked the annual event’s return to a large-scale arena setting for the first time in three years the NOI held smaller, semi-virtual conferences during the intervening pandemic-era years. The Nation of Islam (NOI) held its annual Saviours’ Day conference in Chicago the weekend of February 24–26, serving once again as a platform for vitriolic antisemitism and anti-LGBTQ+ bigotry. ![]()
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