Disgraced Homeland Security Adviser Mohamed Elibiary Scapegoats Egypt's Christians -- Again


BY PATRICK POOLE
JUNE 25, 2016



In September 2014, members of Congress were informed that disgraced former Homeland Security adviser Mohamed Elibiary was being relieved of his duties after a long series of controversies, including the fact that his tweets cheering the inevitability of an Islamic caliphate were used by ISIS supporters for recruiting purposes.

Now Elibiary has gone after Egypt's Coptic Christian community -- again -- after a prominent Coptic businessman expressed support for Donald Trump. Elibiary ominously warned in a tweet today that such support would be "not good 4 Copts in Egypt."


Mohamed Elibiary @MohamedElibiary

They should change their dinner's name then from Coptic Solidarity 2 Coptic Fascism. Trump'll lose in Nov inshallah.https://twitter.com/walidphares/status/746135994232016896 …

Mohamed Elibiary @MohamedElibiary

#PT Where's wisdom in most prominent #Egypt'n Copt endorsing most anti-Islam Pres candidate in US history? That's not good 4 Copts in Egypt.
7:56 PM - 24 Jun 2016


This is not the first time that Elibiary has attacked the persecuted Coptic Christian community.

In September 2013, Elibiary went after the Coptic Christian community for nurturing anti-Islam and anti-Muslim sentiment just a month after Muslim Brotherhood cadres had burned down 70+ Coptic churches in Egypt:


Mohamed Elibiary @MohamedElibiary

For >decade since 9/11 attack extremist American #Copticactivists have nurtured anti #Islam & anti #Muslim sentiments among AM RT wing. 1/2
3:30 PM - 15 Sep 2013


Remarkably, this incitement came only three days after his appointment by DHS as a Homeland Security fellow.


Mohamed Elibiary @MohamedElibiary

I'm honored to be reappointed to Secretary's Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) and promoted to Sr. Fellow position@DHSgov #Service
11:38 AM - 12 Sep 2013


Those comments brought condemnation from Coptic authorities, including the revered Bishop Angaelos in the UK (just recently knighted by Queen Elizabeth), who expressed his astonishment that an official from the Obama administration would promote such bigotry and invite further attacks by Muslims against Christians:

Bishop Angaelos
✔@BishopAngaelos

VERY disturbing if true: http://bit.ly/18xotzi US DHS adviser accuses#Coptic #Christians of inciting Muslims! #Speechless! Pls comment!
11:27 PM - 27 Sep 2013


Caught inciting more violence, Elibiary then claimed to be the REAL victim:

Coptic Christians are not the only ones he attacks for his claims they promote "Islamophobia." Just last September he went after the embattled Chaldean Christians in Iraq and Syria who are actively persecuted by the Islamic State.

Mohamed Elibiary @MohamedElibiary

Chaldean Christians, like Coptic community activists I wrote about last decade, are unwise 4 promoting #Islamophobiahttps://twitter.com/EWDolan/status/642344934901616642 …
10:08 AM - 11 Sep 2015

Elibiary is content to scapegoat Jews, too, equating arguments in favor of the Jewish state of Israel with those by ISIS for the Islamic State caliphate.

Mohamed Elibiary @MohamedElibiary

Interestingly #IS's Caliph used same logic Jews use on why Israel's needed:Sunnis are targeted & won't enjoy security w/o#Caliphate. 10/End
3:25 PM - 14 May 2015

It is somewhat ironic that Elibiary, who in December 2004 spoke at a conferencehonoring virulently anti-American Iranian Ayatollah Khomeini (an event which theDallas Morning News editorialized as a "disgrace"), would be throwing around terms like "Coptic Fascism," but consistency has never been one of his strong suits.


And by going after the group Coptic Solidarity for the statement of Naguib Sawiris, and then warning that Sawiris' comments would be bad for the Coptic Christians in Egypt, he is engaging in the very collective guilt that he so often rails against:

Mohamed Elibiary @MohamedElibiary

#RtWing #Islamophobes hate 2b called out on their bigotry but that's what assigning collective guilt certainly is. Wisdom is in GOLDEN RULE!

Mohamed Elibiary @MohamedElibiary

@Jr88kyle Collective guilt is not an American value Kyle. Judge everyone, Muslims included, by their personal acts lest you too be judged...
9:13 AM - 25 Nov 2013

In a moment of perfect lack of self-awareness, Elibiary eschewed collective responsibility while simultaneously engaging in it.

Mohamed Elibiary @MohamedElibiary

We don't assign collective guilt 2 whole groups of fellow Americans under our constitution & laws. #Chistianists culture wars are just that.
12:55 PM - 27 Jan 2015
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