How long can a nation endure the presence within it of a large number of people who view it as an enemy and long to see its downfall?
“Dearborn, Michigan Community Figure Osama Siblani, Who Recently Had Street Named After Him: We Should Capitalize On The Blood Shed In Gaza In The Midterms; Saluting Nasrallah And The Hizbullah Martyrs Was The Most Important Thing I Did In My Life,” MEMRI, September 17, 2025:
On September 17, 2025, Dearborn, Michigan journalist and community leader Osama Siblani said in an interview with the Arab American Center for Culture and Arts on YouTube that the community is “on the verge of a great achievement” in the midterm elections, crediting the Gaza war for having pulled the Palestinian cause out of the “garbage bin.” Siblani said that the victims and the price of this achievement are enormous, and this must be “built and capitalized upon,” emphasizing that he deliberately used this “loaded” word to describe a situation where blood is used to build something.
He recalled saluting Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, the resistance, and the martyrs on September 25, 2024, two days before Nasrallah was killed (see MEMRI TV clip No. 11472), saying that he is not afraid and asking rhetorically what anyone could do to him. Comparing himself to Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela, Siblani said: “I believe that our cause is much bigger than the price we pay on the personal level.”
On September 8, 2025, two intersections in the city of Dearborn, Michigan, were named after Siblani. Last week, a video of a September 9 Dearborn City Council meeting went viral when it showed Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud tell Christian resident Ted Barham that he is “not welcome” in the city after he voiced concerns about the new street name and Siblani’s documented history of voicing support for terror groups.
For more about Siblani, see MEMRI Special Dispatch No. 12178 – After Dearborn, Michigan Names Street After Local Pro-Hizbullah Figure Osama Siblani And Christian Resident Points Out Siblani’s Open Support For Hizbullah And Hamas, Mayor Abdullah Hammoud Says Resident Is ‘Not Welcome,’ Sparking Controversy, Comment From Trump Administration Official: ‘We Can End This Whole Debate By Naming American Streets After Actual American Heroes’ – Clips Of Siblani From The MEMRI TV Archives.
Osama Siblani: “We are on the verge of a great achievement [in the midterm elections], if we organize ourselves well and unify our power in the elections. Therefore, I am not pessimistic. The Gaza war has crystalized the Palestinian cause. It has pulled it out of the garbage bin – or out of the archives where it had been placed by the Arab world – and has presented it to the world in a way we could not have dreamed of.
“Obviously, the victims and the price of this achievement are enormous, and we need to build and capitalize upon them, if I may use this world, which is kind of loaded. When someone uses blood in order to build something… Nevertheless, sacrifices are inevitable.
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“By God, the most important thing I did in my life – I’m talking about 70 years, and a career that lasted for 41 years – was to stand up on September 25, [2024] and salute the great sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the resistance, and the martyrs. I consider this to be the greatest badge of honor on my chest, because two days later, sayyed [Nasrallah] was martyred, and many commanders were killed.
“I am not afraid. A person with faith and with a great cause, like the Palestinian cause, is not fearful. Generations will be gone, so I will be among them. What can they possibly do? They killed Martin Luther King, right? Well, today, his bust is placed at the U.S. Congress, in the Capitol Rotunda. They sentenced Nelson Mandela to 22 years solitary confinement, yet he was steadfast. When he came to America, all the former presidents, as well as the incumbent, stood in line to shake his hand. I believe that our cause is much bigger than the price we pay on the personal level.”
Walter Sieruk says
Osama Siblani called that dead Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah “A person with faith and with a great cause” Siblani statement shows just how deluded and ignorant he really is, because that former Hezbollah
leader was man of faith but he placed in faith in a false religion John 14:6. Therefore that false religion, Islam , was the foundation taking a cause that a terribe cause was so awful that it was as sin unto God because the cause of Hezbollah is the complete destruction of Israel with is God’s ‘special treasure.” Psalm 135:4. For the Bible does instruct “Do not stand uo for a base cause.” Ecclesiastes 8:3. [N.I.V.]
Huh?!? says
It is long past due that Uncle Sam defend itself against Islam. It was a mistake to allow even one Muslim into this country. That mistake must be corrected. By the way, I will pit my God of Moses against Allah anytime.
Rick Gordon says
Great question. Although the ‘war’ has been ongoing for many years it accelerated post 9/11 with the election of 2008 (Obama). We now have a 5th column inside the USA – and it has grown significantly over the last 2 decades – abetted by American universities reliant on Middle Eastern monies and US teachers’ unions (NEA/AFT).
I cannot foresee a peaceful outcome/ If not in 2025, certainly in 2026 along with the ‘celebration’ of our country’s history we will see a jihadist uprising. With the upcoming mayoral election, it may even be in NYC.
OLD GUY says
Yes Rick the migration invasion of muslims/islam has gained a foothold for anti-American terrorist in our country. The result of that thank you Obama is that American citizens will have to fight and be killed. Islam has NO place in America period!
somehistory says
These evil words of his and the fact he now has a street in an American city named for him, should be made national news and everyone who has a public voice should be talking about it and condemning it.
It should be the subject of conversation like j Epstein and g maxwell; like j kimmell, and ….Soak the airwaves, make it *trend* on the web, saturate the social media
This is not acceptable. This terrorist should not be here (imo, he doesn’t need to be **anywhere**).
How does anyone know how many younger muzzies are at his filthy feet learning what they should do to please their demon god?
May he soon reap.
James Lincoln says
Dearborn, Michigan in the 1950s:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz0e0-6r9AQ
skeptiker says
Hier gab es schon einmal einen guten Vorschlag und zwar Briefe und/oder Pakete mit dieser Adresse nicht zuzustellen. Das nennt man zivilen Ungehorsam, wenn der Staat nicht in der Lage ist, uns vor Terror und Gewalt zu schützen. Islam ist Terror & Gewalt, regressiv und zerstörerisch.