Detroit News

Amir Makled

The News You Didn’t Hear About This Week: Friday, April 10, 2026

Justice has finally been handed to American victims of the Second Intifada. Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif Called Israel "Evil" While His Government Was Mediating a U.S./Israel-Iran Ceasefire. A candidate for the University of Michigan Board of Regents was caught deleting social media posts exposing him as a Hezbollah and IRGC supporter and Jew-hater.

Michigan Muslim Leader Defends Iranian President’s Call to Wipe Out Israel

The Detroit News carried an op-ed by Mohammad Elahi, Imam of a large mosque in Dearborn Heights, that defends and attempts to justify Iranian President Ahmedinejad's call to wipe out Israel. Imam Elahi's column is laced with outright falsehoods and unsubstantiated accusations against Israel and compares the Iranian President's words to the American Declaration of Independence.

Judgement, Accuracy and Accountability Lacking at Detroit News

A column in the Detroit News relied on numerous factual errors to support its call for economic divestment from Israel, yet the newspaper is avoiding its obligation to correct the factual errors in its pages. Though it is legitimate for the paper to publish such advocacy in the opinion pages, it is not acceptable that it allow the false information to pass uncorrected.