Dallas Muslim leader receives death threats following congressional opening prayer

"This was clearly a well-coordinated machine. As soon as I finished my prayer it just started a few hours later," said Suleiman.

He said hundreds of articles were pushed out, calling him anti-Semitic. New York Republican congressman Lee Zeldin aimed a tweet at Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying Suleiman "accused Israel of being terrorists" and that Suleiman "posted in support of the Muslim Brotherhood."

"It's just very ironic to me that these people are able to force us to defend ourselves and deflect from their own bigotry," Suleiman said.

Suleiman admits his critique of Israel and says he does not intend to stop. But he also says it has no bearing on the alliances he's made with the Jewish community in DFW.

"If they cause us to cower in fear and break our coalitions then they win," he said.

The support for Suleiman has come swiftly from religious groups and individual religious leaders. Pastor George Mason of Wilshire Baptist said Suleiman "is a spiritual and a moral leader of the highest character. He is also my friend."

Support for the Dallas imam has also been generated under the Twitter hashtag #UnitedForOmar.

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