David Yerushalmi

David Yerushalmi is the founder of the Society of Americans for National Existence, which first proposed legislation in 2007 to make adherence to Sharia “a felony punishable by 20 years in prison.”

Yerushalmi also serves as the general counsel for Frank Gaffney’s Center for Security Policy and as legal counsel for Robert Spencer and Pamela Geller’s group Stop Islamization of America.

Additionally, Yerushalmi represents right-wing Christian groups in legal cases. In a December 2008 case defending the notorious Koran-burning Pastor Terry Jones, Yerushalmi represented the Thomas More Law Center, a nonprofit public interest law firm that “defends and promotes America’s Judeo-Christian heritage and moral values.

Yerushalmi's most significant contribution to the Islamophobia network was as the author of the model "anti-Sharia" legislation introduced in more than 30 states. Text from Yerushalmi’s model anti-Sharia law made its way nearly verbatim into legislation in several state legislatures.

Yerushalmi believes Muslim civilization is at war with Judeo-Christian civilization. "On the so-called Global War on Terrorism, GWOT, we have been quite clear along with a few other resolute souls. This should be a WAR AGAINST ISLAM and all Muslim faithful," said Yerushalmi.   

Yerushalmi is also known for his record of anti-black and anti-immigrant bigotry. He once described "blacks as the most murderous of peoples."