ele , ▁both ▁born ▁in ▁Egypt . ▁Brig itte ▁Gabriel , ▁a ▁Leb an ese - born ▁Christian ▁US ▁journalist ▁and ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Congress ▁for ▁Tr uth , ▁ur ges ▁Americans ▁to ▁" f ear lessly ▁speak ▁out ▁in ▁defense ▁of ▁America , ▁Israel ▁and ▁Western ▁civil ization ". ▁ ▁Muslim ▁Z ion ism ▁▁▁ ▁Muslim s ▁who ▁have ▁public ly ▁def ended ▁Z ion ism ▁include ▁Dr . ▁T aw fik ▁Ham id , ▁Islam ic ▁think er ▁and ▁reform er ▁and ▁former ▁member ▁of ▁al - G ama ' a ▁al - I sl ami y ya , ▁an ▁Islam ist ▁mil iti ant ▁group ▁that ▁is ▁designated ▁as ▁a ▁terror ist ▁organization ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁European ▁Union , ▁She ikh ▁Prof . ▁Abd ul ▁H adi ▁Pal az zi , ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Cultural ▁Institute ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁Islam ic ▁Community , ▁and ▁T ash b ih ▁Say yed , ▁a ▁Pak ist ani - American ▁scholar , ▁journalist , ▁and ▁author . ▁ ▁On ▁occasion , ▁some ▁non - A rab ▁Muslim s ▁such ▁as ▁some ▁Kur ds ▁and ▁Ber bers ▁have ▁also ▁vo iced ▁support ▁for ▁Z ion ism . ▁ ▁While ▁most ▁Isra eli ▁Dru ze ▁identify ▁as ▁eth n ically ▁Arab , ▁today , ▁tens ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁Isra eli ▁Dru ze ▁belong ▁to ▁" D ru ze ▁Z ion ist " ▁movements . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Palest ine ▁Mand ate ▁era , ▁As ' ad ▁Sh u ke iri , ▁a