After theCharlie Hebdo shooting in January 2015, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls refused to useIslamophobia due to his perception that many were using it to silence criticism ofIslamism.[8]
In a December 2019 article inThe Jewish Chronicle, British Jewish journalist Melanie Phillips criticized the concept by claiming that it was invented by theIslamist groupMuslim Brotherhood tomisrepresent the prejudice asequivalent toantisemitism andsilence criticism of Islamic teachings.[9]
In a November 2023 article, researcher Jonathan S. Tobin echoed the view of Melanie Phillips, expressing concern over the potential of the word minimizing the Jewish historical suffering.[10]
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