the UAE understands that violent extremists will not be defeated by force alone. Defeating them also requires cutting off funding, halting the promotion of violence on social media and preventing the use of religious centers for recruitment and radicalization.

In other words, the UAE would never allow a place like Dearborn, Michigan—which has been described as “America’s jihad capital”—where radical imams have called for holy war and many residents have suspected terror ties, to continue business as usual.

A police assessment of Dearborn after 9/11 called it a “major financial support center” and “recruiting area” for international terror. This, along with the myriad instances of open support for terrorism after the Oct. 7 massacre, should raise ample red flags. Officials need to understand that a crackdown is necessary.