South Florida imam accused of antisemitic comments says he ‘wasn't calling for violence'
A South Florida imam and dentist is facing criticism and calls to suspend his dental license after state lawmakers accused him of making antisemitic, violent and inflammatory comments during a sermon last month.
Imam Dr. Fadi Kablawi, a dentist from North Miami, told NBC6 his comments were taken out of context.
“Suddenly they're so offended that I'm making a prayer, this is how low it is,” Dr. Kablawi said. “It was a prayer, I was asking God to deal not with the Jews, to deal with the atrocities of the tyrannical Jews.”
The Florida Legislative Jewish Caucus said Dr. Kablawi called for the murder of Jews and also called the current Israeli regime worse than the Nazis.
Dr. Kablawi said his sta...
