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Emran Feroz is an Afghan-Austrian journalist currently based in Stuttgart, Germany. He is regularly writing from Afghanistan, often focusing on the Middle East, Central Asia, drone warfare, refugee policies and human rights. Emran is writing in both German and English. His work has already appeared in international media outlets such as Al Jazeera, The Intercept, Alternet, The Atlantic or the New York Times and in various German and Austrian news papers and magazines.
Does Donald Trump Incite Far-Right Terrorism?
US President Donald Trump is asking himself why a terror attack like the recent one in Pittsburgh in which eleven Jews were killed could have taken place.
"Really?", asks The Intercept's Mehdi Hasan.
Trump should be the last one to be acting surprised. Since he took over the White House, racism, right-wing extremism and white nationalism are on the rise.
The man who attacked the synagogue in Pittsburgh believed in far-right conspiracy theories that also stemmed from pro-Trump circles. He was obsessed with the idea that Jewish philantropist George Soros supports the "invasion" of the Western world by "savage" Muslims.
His victims were Jewish activists who used to work with refugees and support their rights, including refugees from Arab and African countries.
The question remains how far Trump himself was co-responsible for the massacre.
Hasan discusses with Daryl Johnson, a former Department of Homeland Security senior domestic terrorism analyst, and Christian Picchiolini, a former neo-Nazi.
