The Local Media Of Dearborn, Michigan Openly Mourns Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah And His Successor Hashem Safieddine In Its Extensive, Laudatory Coverage Of Their Funeral – Reflecting Dearborn's Longstanding Outspoken Support For The Designated Terror Group
March 21, 2025
Lebanon | Special Dispatch No. 11885
Local media outlets of Dearborn, Michigan published extensive coverage of the February 23rd, 2025 Beirut funeral procession and memorial ceremony for Hassan Nasrallah, the Secretary-General of the Designated Terror Organization Lebanese Hizbullah. and of his successor, Hashem Safieddine. The men were killed in an Israeli airstrike in September 2024. The outletsDearborn.org, Dearbornmedia.org, and the Arabic-language site BintJbeil.org, shared articles and videos.
Dearborn, the jihad capital of America, has a long history of public support Hizbullah, an Iranian proxy militia, regularly mourning its slain fighters and referring to them as "martyrs." These very public memorials and commemorations are regularly covered by a local news outlet which publishes articles photos, graphics, and videos about funerals for these "martyrs" in southern Lebanon and about memorial services that are held for them in Dearborn. Local media often ignores and covers up extremist Islamist statements and use of terror symbols by Dearborn activists. Dearborn also marks International Al-Quds [Jerusalem] Day, established by the father of Iran's Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, in 1979, in annual public events over the past 15 years, which entail calls for Israel's annihilation, espousing antisemitic conspiracy theories, and chants of "Death to America." In November 2023 Dearborn held a rally celebrating Hamas for its October 7 attacks on Israeli civilians.
The reactions to coverage of the funeral highlights the emotional impact of the terror leaders' deaths on the Shi'a community in Dearborn. The local outlets serve as news hubs connecting the Shi'a-Muslim community in Dearborn with their relatives in the Bint Jbeil district of southern Lebanon. The media outlets frequently publish statements and developments related to Hizbullah, the Iran-backed Islamic Resistance in Iraq (IRI), and Hamas – the groups it often labels as "the resistance." Dearborn.org and BintJbeil.org also routinely publish articles and videos featuring funeral processions and memorial services for slain Hizbullah fighters, particularly in Bint Jbeil, South Lebanon, as well as at Cultural Centers in Dearborn.
https://www.memri.org/reports/local-media-dearborn-michigan-openly-mourns-hizbullah-secretary-general-hassan-nasrallah-and
