TikTok lawyer endorsed by Galloway for mayoral election says he was sent by Allah to fight Zionism
The TelegraphRecording a podcast with five other male Muslim social media influencers last month, Mr Yakoob claimed that Zionists “control everything now” and said: “Zionism is a fascist ideology”. Mr Yakoob sat by as fellow guests on the podcast made a series of outlandish remarks, including that Zionism is “a bit like the Nazis”, that “Zionists” were behind falling attendance in Christian churches because they had “watered down people’s religious values”, and the claim that “October 7 was a set-up” by Israel. May Allah fight those who are fighting his believers.” Recording another podcast in November, he said he would “never get into a debate with a Zionist” because “it’s just not worth it”. “Why waste your time… bees don’t waste their time explaining to flies that honey is better than s---.” Alan Mendoza, the executive director of the Henry Jackson Society think-tank, said: “Mr Yakoob has a track record of wild rhetoric and a worrying obsession with ‘Zionists’.
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