How Islamophobia has become Israel's Trojan Horse to win over westerners

How Islamophobia has become Israel's Trojan Horse to win over westerners Submitted by Andreas Krieg on Tue, 08/25/2026 - 12:31 Netanyahu and his ministers now work to turn European fear of Muslims into political capital Protesters stand behind a banner reading 'islamophobia, fascist gangrene' during a rally against Islamophobia, in Paris on 11 May 2025 (AFP) On Israel's Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli has explained his own strategy more candidly than any critic could. Antisemitism , he told an interviewer, does not much interest the average European or American, whereas fear of "radical Islam" interests them "very, very much", and Israel therefore needs "to take advantage of that". Here is a senior cabinet minister admitting that Islamophobia has become a Trojan Horse for Israel to win over European and American hearts and minds.