Muslim Zionist speaks on defending Israel

Christians United for Israel invited Muslim Zionist Kasim Hafeez to speak Wednesday night because he once hated Israel.

“After visiting, I knew I’d got it wrong,” he wrote in his Twitter bio. “Now proud to say I am a Muslim Zionist ...What, you can’t be both? I am, deal with it.”

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A pro-Israel activist, Hafeez will share his journey from the radical Islamist beliefs he developed during his childhood as a Pakistani Muslim in the United Kingdom to his first, eye-opening trip to Israel. Now, he writes and speaks around the world about combatting anti-Semitism.

“A practicing Muslim, he was able to step back and investigate,” said John Winchester, the Tucson director of Christians United for Israel. “He can show there is a level of ignorance involved in perceptions of Israel, and if someone can step back from their traditions and practice, they can come away as a much more reasonable person.”