David Horowitz, conservative commentator famous for anti-Muslim views, dies at 86
- David Horowitz, a conservative commentator and author, died on Tuesday at age 86 after a lengthy battle with cancer.
- Horowitz began his political life in leftist circles during the 1960s but shifted to conservative activism by 1974, founding the David Horowitz Freedom Center in 1998.
- He became known for his anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian rhetoric, promoting initiatives like Islamofascism Awareness Week and opposing Palestinian political recognition.
- The David Horowitz Freedom Center described his death as sad, and his son Benjamin Horowitz posted on X, "Rest in Peace to my father."
- Horowitz's legacy remains polarizing, with supporters praising his fight against leftist extremism and critics condemning his activism as fueling Islamophobia and bigotry.
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The book on David Horowitz
My first acquaintance with David Horowitz, who died Tuesday at the age of 86 following a battle with cancer, was as Peter Collier’s co-author on “The Kennedys: An American Drama,” published in 1984. That year in Washington, I heard Peter and David explain their departure from the left, which had people talking.In 1987, when I met David at his Los Angeles home, he asked me what I did in the 1960s. I told him my primary interest was getting stoned…
Conservative icon dies at 86 from cancer
The David Horowitz Freedom Center announced that 86-year-old conservative commentator and activist David Horowitz died on Tuesday after losing his battle with cancer. The David Horowitz Freedom Center, a conservative think tank founded by the conservative icon, shared a video Tuesday on social media reflecting on Horowitz’s life. “On behalf of the David Horowitz Freedom Center, we are very saddened to announce the passing of the Center’s founder…
Conservative Icon Dead At 86; David Horowitz's Journey Included Calling out Marxism at Bates College
Twenty-five years ago famed conservative David Horowitz got invited to lecture at Bates College – and then got scolded by the dean who’d brought him to campus. The dean had actually wanted to expose students to the conservative viewpoint so he bravely invited one of the world’s best-known rightists to campus. Horowitz, a native of [...] The post Conservative Icon Dead At 86; David Horowitz’s Journey Included Calling out Marxism at Bates College …
David Horowitz: The Most Effective Conservative Of His Generation
David Horowitz died on Tuesday at the age of 86. I knew David really, really well. I used to work at the David Horowitz Freedom Center. Truth Revolt, which was a precursor to The Daily Wire, began at the David Horowitz Freedom Center. I knew David for more than a decade before that. He was ...
Conservatives pay tribute following death of David Horowitz
David Horowitz, the conservative author and activist, died on Tuesday at the age of 86, as confirmed by the David Horowitz Freedom Center, the think tank he established. The center announced on X that Horowitz died following a prolonged battle…
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