(Detroit Free Press) The group that held a rally in Dearborn last week during which some chanted “Death to America” said the anti-American remarks were wrongful and surprising. But it added that they will not back down from criticizing U.S. foreign policy.
The Al Quds Committee Detroit said in a statement Wednesday night posted on Facebook that the chants at a protest on April 5 outside the Henry Ford Centennial Library were “wrongful” and “a mistake.” The statement was accompanied by a 10-minute video of Sheikh Usama Abdulghani, who spoke at the controversial rally, discussing the remarks. The statement was released after the “Death to America” chants drew widespread attention and criticism this week from Arab American leaders in Michigan, Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud and the White House.
