WIth a heavy police and FBI presence after a Terrorist attack early in the morning in New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 1, 2025.(photo credit: EMILY KASK/AFP via Getty Images
An imam at Masjid Bilal, a mosque in the northern Houston community where New Orleans terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar lived, accused Jews of using usury to exploit and take control of the economy wherever they went, according to video footage published by the Middle East Media Research Institute on X/Twitter on Thursday.
Masjid Bilal is one of 20 Islamic Centers run by The Islamic Society of Greater Houston (ISGH), according to The Daily Mail. “Imagine, in Europe, what was happening to the Banu Israil [Jews] there? As we said, [Jews were] killed, destroyed, persecuted. Now, the question is, why?” Imam Eiad Soudan asked in footage published by MEMRI. “Why does the whole world want them to stay in Palestine?”
Soudan answers the question, claiming that Jews have sought to take control of the economy of whichever country in which they have ended
An imam at Masjid Bilal in Houston, where New Orleans attacker Shamsud-Din Jabbar worshiped, made controversial comments accusing Jews of using usury to control economies. Imam Eiad Soudan claimed that Jews’ economic influence was a key reason for historical persecution and why some countries support Israel to prevent Jews from returning. He referenced a Quranic verse criticizing Jews for spreading corruption. The remarks have raised concerns amidst rising antisemitism.
