The Loyalty Test
Anyone Seeking Election in America Must Prove Their Love for It
Immediately after the genocide perpetrated by Palestinians against Israelis on October 7, anti-Israel demonstrations—planned well in advance—erupted across the Western world. It was astonishing to watch the anti-Israel machinery swing into action simultaneously across Europe, America, and Australia on a massive scale and with remarkable efficiency. The Israeli public and government were still reeling from the catastrophe and had neither the time nor the bandwidth to notice the incriminating details unfolding abroad.
At these anti-Israel demonstrations, protesters carried Palestinian flags, Hamas flags, Hezbollah flags, and those of other terrorist organizations. Yet they conspicuously refrained from carrying the flags of the host nations that had welcomed them, granted them refuge from their terrorist brethren, and supported them with generous welfare benefits. Worse still, in the streets of major American cities, pro-Palestinian demonstrators systematically burned and shredded American flags. In the public squares of London, Paris, and New York, agitators defaced historic monuments with graffiti supporting terrorism, spewing anti-Semitic tropes, and attacking the very Western democracies protecting them—democracies that, ironically, were among the first to pressure and condemn Israel.
The conclusion was inescapable: these protesters were not merely ungrateful; they actively despised their host countries and wished for their collapse. Social media is flooded with sermons from radical imams preaching the destruction of Western culture. From Israel’s perspective, this was never just an attack on the Jewish state—it was an Islamic assault on Western democracy itself. It took Israel’s public diplomacy far too long to articulate this, and Western governments chose instead to appease the narrative driven by radical elements. Israel has repeatedly warned that an attack on the Jewish state is an attack on the free world. Unfortunately, the West remains in denial.
Consider the contrast: In synagogues across the Western world, two flags traditionally stand alongside the Holy Ark containing the Torah—a text whose foundational contribution to Western civilization is undeniable. On one side stands the flag of the host country; on the other, the flag of Israel. When Jewish worshippers rise in prayer, they face the banner of the nation they call home. Can anyone imagine a mosque placing the host country’s flag beside the mihrab? Could a mosque display the cross-bearing flags of Scandinavia, England, or Switzerland when Islamic doctrine considers the Cross heretical?
Furthermore, Jewish liturgy explicitly includes a prayer for the welfare of the host nation’s government and its leaders. Congregations stand out of respect, praying for the leader’s success even when that leader’s policies are hostile toward Israel. This practice instills a deep sense of patriotism and gratitude. Jews do not take their freedom for granted; they integrate, contribute, and become fiercely loyal citizens.
Today, tens of thousands of mosques operate across the West, many funded or influenced by foreign actors who select their imams and dictate their ideology. Yet virtually none of these institutions encourage Muslims to love their host countries or embrace Western democratic values. Among millions of sermons delivered in Western mosques, where is the expression of gratitude? Host nations are routinely viewed through the lens of fundamentalism as “infidel” societies. Radical Islam repays Western generosity by breeding hatred and eroding democratic institutions from within.
As America approaches the November 2026 midterm elections, political battles are intensifying between candidates aligned with radical Middle Eastern agendas and those upholding traditional pro-American and pro-Israel values. In televised debates, the issue of Israel has become dominant. In this way, elements of radical Islam obscure the far greater problem confronting America. The growing number of immigrants from the Middle East is affecting the public’s sense of identification with the idea called America. Muslim community leaders do not reveal their true views about the values represented by America.
Not a single journalist asks candidates associated with radical Islam the most fundamental question: Do you love America?
If you do, how do you demonstrate that love within your community? And if you do not, why are you seeking to govern the very country you despise?
Anyone who does not love America, yet seeks to lead it, poses an existential threat to the nation. Those who fail this Loyalty Test should not only be rejected at the ballot box—they should be expelled from American soil and sent back to the Middle East.
