Eurabia conspiracy theory
The Eurabia conspiracy theory, often simply called Eurabia (a blend word of Europe and Arabia), is an Islamophobic and far-right conspiracy theory. It claims that European politicians, led by France, are conspiring with Arab regimes to Islamize and Arabize Europe, weaken European culture, and sever ties with the United States and Israel. The theory was developed by Bat Ye'or (the pen name of Egyptian-born Jewish-British author Gisèle Littman) in the early 2000s and described in her 2005 book Eurabia: The Euro‐Arab Axis. The concept originated primarily among pro-Israel and neoconservative commentators, including Bat Ye'or, Melanie Phillips, and David Pryce-Jones, who argued that European leaders were betraying Israel to appease Arab nations.
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