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'''Brigitte Gabriel''' is a [[Christian]] [[Lebanese]] [[United States|American]] journalist and author. She is the founder of the [[American Congress For Truth]], a think tank dedicated to educating the public about "[[Radical Islam]]".
'''Brigitte Gabriel''' is a [[Christian]] [[Lebanese]] [[United States|American]] journalist and author. She is the founder of the [[American Congress For Truth]], a think tank dedicated to educating the public about what they claim is "[[Radical Islam]]".


==Early life in Lebanon==
==Early life in Lebanon==
Brigitte Gabriel was born in 1965 in [[Lebanon]] to a [[Maronite]] [[Christian]] family.
Brigitte Gabriel was born in 1965 in [[Lebanon]] to a [[Maronite]] [[Christian]] family during a period of calm and prosperity for her country.


By 1975 the [[Lebanese Civil War]] was in full force and some Muslim groups formed an military arm called the Arabic Lebanese army. They started taking over military bases and destroying Lebanese infrastructure in predominantly Christian areas, as well as attacking the secular Lebanese government institutions.
During the 1975 civil war in Lebanon Gabriel's house was bombed and she was severely injured spending 2 1/2 months in the hospital recovering. She and her parents were forced to live in a 8x10 [[bomb shelter]] underground for 7 years.


When Gabriel was 10 years old, the Arabic Lebanese Army launched an assault on a Lebanese military base near Brigitte’s house. They bombed her home, collapsing it on her and burying her in the rubble. Brigitte was severely injured and spend 2 1/2 months in the hospital recovering. According to some accounts, she asked her father "why are the Muslims doing this?", to which her father replied "because we are Christians". She was thus taught at 10 years old that the Muslims wanted her dead for no other reason than having been born in the Christian faith.
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In 1978, when she was 13 a man warned her family that Islamic fighters were coming and the lives of Christians were threatened. Gabrielle says on that day she dressed in burial clothes in preparation.


Brigitte has said that she and her parents were forced to live in a 8x10 [[bomb shelter]] underground for 7 years with no electricity, no water and little food. To get water she had crawl underground under the sound of [[sniper]] bullets to a spring in a ditch. Before they left they said prayers, because did not know if we could back alive. She recalls having to eat grass stalk. They had no heat, and would freeze, in the mountains.
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Gabriel has stated that her life was saved that night due to an Israeli invasion, as it was the beginning of its push into Lebanon in [[Operation Litani]]. Later, she says her mother became ill and was taken to an Israeli hospital where Brigitte says she noted the "humanity" of the Israelis. She decided that the Israelis weren't the barbarians, contrary to how the media had portrayed them to be. She decided then to [[Immigration|immigrate]] to Israel. [http://www.heritage.org/Press/Events/ev092706a.cfm]

Surrounded by sectarian violence Gabrielle's family survived the best they could. Refugees from Christian towns that had been overrun by Islamic militias would describe [[atrocities]] that they had witnessed. Brigitte recounts of barbaric acts of the Islamists against Christian families where Islamic thugs would tie one leg of a baby to the father and another to the mother and pull them apart. Brigitte tells of another incident when Islamic men tied a Christian woman to a chair, and tied her 16 year old son to her lap and held a knife to her hand and made her behead him and then raped her 2 daughters in front of her. Muslims were also said to have walked into churches and urinated and defecated on the altar, using the [[Bible]] as toilet paper, though it must be remembered that all this was alleged in an atmosphere of severe religious tension and mistrust of "the other".

Between 1976 and 1978, [[Israelis]] started coming in to bring both military and humanitarian assistance to the Christians. Brigitte remarks that the Christians were well educated, omitting the fact that Palestinians were widely regarded as the intellectuals of the Middle East of the time: "it did not do any good to have all the degrees in the world when you face an enemy who believes that [[beheading]] you is an order from [[Allah]]."

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Finally in 1978, when she was 13 a man warned Brigitte’s family that Islamic militias were coming and the Christians would be killed and to hope for a merciful killing. Gabrielle says on that day she dressed in burial clothes in preparation.
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Brigitte’s life was saved that night by Israeli military action, as it was the beginning of its push into Lebanon in [[Operation Litani]]. Israel would occupy Lebanon through 1982 and beyond. This had the result of saving many Christian families from the Islamic militias, as well as displacing a great many Lebanese. She, however, credits that event with saving her life. Later , her mother became ill and was taken to an Israeli hospital where Brigitte noted the humanity of the Israelis. She decided that the Israelis weren't the barbarians, contrary to how she felt the media had portrayed them to be. She decided then to migrate to Israel. [http://www.heritage.org/Press/Events/ev092706a.cfm]


==Career ==
==Career ==
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She is featured in the documentary [[Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West]].
She is featured in the documentary [[Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West]].


She was interviewed on [[CNN]] where she denounced [[Hezbollah]] and sided with [[Israel]] in the [[2006 Israel-Lebanon crisis|war]], thanking Israel for their actions in Lebanon. The day after the interview, she received a phone call notifying her that her Lebanese citizenship had been revoked.
She was interviewed on [[CNN]] where she denounced [[Hezbollah]] and sided with [[Israel]] in the [[2006 Israel-Lebanon crisis|war]], thanking Israel for their actions in Lebanon. The day after the interview, she received a phone call notifying her that her Lebanese citizenship has been revoked.


==Bibliography ==
==Bibliography ==
*[[Because They Hate]] St. Martin's Press, 2006 ISBN 0312358377
*[[Because They Hate]] 2006 ISBN 0312358377


==Quotes==
==Quotes==
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*[http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=21954 Brigitte Gabriel's article about her lecture in Memphis: Muslims Muzzling Memphis]
*[http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=21954 Brigitte Gabriel's article about her lecture in Memphis: Muslims Muzzling Memphis]
*[http://www.normanfinkelstein.com/article.php?pg=11&ar=199 A response to Gabriel's account of the Memphis lecture incident]
*[http://www.normanfinkelstein.com/article.php?pg=11&ar=199 A response to Gabriel's account of the Memphis lecture incident]
*[http://www.wndbookservice.com/products/BookPage.asp?prod_cd=c6980 Review of her book, 'Because They Hate']


=== Video ===
=== Video ===
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[[Category:Critics of Islam|Gabriel, Brigitte]]
[[Category:Critics of Islam|Gabriel, Brigitte]]
[[Category:Lebanese writers|Gabriel, Brigitte]]
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Brigitte Gabriel

Brigitte Gabriel is a Christian Lebanese American journalist and author. She is the founder of the American Congress For Truth, a think tank dedicated to educating the public about what they claim is "Radical Islam".

Early life in Lebanon

Brigitte Gabriel was born in 1965 in Lebanon to a Maronite Christian family during a period of calm and prosperity for her country.

By 1975 the Lebanese Civil War was in full force and some Muslim groups formed an military arm called the Arabic Lebanese army. They started taking over military bases and destroying Lebanese infrastructure in predominantly Christian areas, as well as attacking the secular Lebanese government institutions.

When Gabriel was 10 years old, the Arabic Lebanese Army launched an assault on a Lebanese military base near Brigitte’s house. They bombed her home, collapsing it on her and burying her in the rubble. Brigitte was severely injured and spend 2 1/2 months in the hospital recovering. According to some accounts, she asked her father "why are the Muslims doing this?", to which her father replied "because we are Christians". She was thus taught at 10 years old that the Muslims wanted her dead for no other reason than having been born in the Christian faith.

Brigitte has said that she and her parents were forced to live in a 8x10 bomb shelter underground for 7 years with no electricity, no water and little food. To get water she had crawl underground under the sound of sniper bullets to a spring in a ditch. Before they left they said prayers, because did not know if we could back alive. She recalls having to eat grass stalk. They had no heat, and would freeze, in the mountains.

Surrounded by sectarian violence Gabrielle's family survived the best they could. Refugees from Christian towns that had been overrun by Islamic militias would describe atrocities that they had witnessed. Brigitte recounts of barbaric acts of the Islamists against Christian families where Islamic thugs would tie one leg of a baby to the father and another to the mother and pull them apart. Brigitte tells of another incident when Islamic men tied a Christian woman to a chair, and tied her 16 year old son to her lap and held a knife to her hand and made her behead him and then raped her 2 daughters in front of her. Muslims were also said to have walked into churches and urinated and defecated on the altar, using the Bible as toilet paper, though it must be remembered that all this was alleged in an atmosphere of severe religious tension and mistrust of "the other".

Between 1976 and 1978, Israelis started coming in to bring both military and humanitarian assistance to the Christians. Brigitte remarks that the Christians were well educated, omitting the fact that Palestinians were widely regarded as the intellectuals of the Middle East of the time: "it did not do any good to have all the degrees in the world when you face an enemy who believes that beheading you is an order from Allah."

Finally in 1978, when she was 13 a man warned Brigitte’s family that Islamic militias were coming and the Christians would be killed and to hope for a merciful killing. Gabrielle says on that day she dressed in burial clothes in preparation.

Brigitte’s life was saved that night by Israeli military action, as it was the beginning of its push into Lebanon in Operation Litani. Israel would occupy Lebanon through 1982 and beyond. This had the result of saving many Christian families from the Islamic militias, as well as displacing a great many Lebanese. She, however, credits that event with saving her life. Later , her mother became ill and was taken to an Israeli hospital where Brigitte noted the humanity of the Israelis. She decided that the Israelis weren't the barbarians, contrary to how she felt the media had portrayed them to be. She decided then to migrate to Israel. [1]

Career

Brigitte Gabriel was a news anchor for "World News," an evening news program that was broadcast weeknights throughout Israel, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Cyprus and Lebanon. She is a former production coordinator for ARD (German Television) in South Lebanon, Gaza and the West Bank, and a former satellite video distribution coordinator for METV/WTN Worldwide Television News studios in London, the TV station of the South Lebanese Army, a Christian militia proxy to the Israeli army.

She immigrated to the United States in 1985 where she founded an entertainment company she became a American citizen.

Gabriel founded the ACT, "American Congress For Truth," in late 2001. She has appeared on news and information TV shows, talk radio and made numerous public speaking engagements. She speaks four languages: Arabic, French, English and Hebrew.[citation needed]

She is featured in the documentary Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West.

She was interviewed on CNN where she denounced Hezbollah and sided with Israel in the war, thanking Israel for their actions in Lebanon. The day after the interview, she received a phone call notifying her that her Lebanese citizenship has been revoked.

Bibliography

Quotes

"The difference between the Arabic world and Israel is a difference in values and character. It's barbarism versus civilization. It's democracy versus dictatorship. It's goodness versus evil." -- Duke University Counter Terrorism Speak-Out, October 14, 2004

"As one who knows what's in the hearts and minds of Arabs, let me repeat what seems to be the hardest thing for world opinion to accept: The Arabs have no intention of having peace with the Jews period, exclamation point, end of discussion." -- Interview with FrontPage Magazine, August 11, 2005

They [terrorists] would prefer Democrats over Republicans because "the Democrats are the allies of the Islamists and those who wish our destruction." - Brigitte Gabriel, "Your World", 10/13/06

Articles and speeches

Interviews & TV Appearances

External references

Video

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