Like a dog barking at the moon, The New York Times has spotted a fresh outbreak of anti-Muslim prejudice.

A front-page story Tuesday declared that the victory of Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary unleashed a wave of Islamophobia.

As proof, the paper cited a smattering of quotes from Republicans, including President Trump’s claim that Democrats are electing “jihadists.”

Fair enough up to a point, but the article is more broadly a reflection of the Times’ refusal to call antisemitism and anti-Americanism for what they are.

In brushing aside El-Sayed’s charge that Israel is guilty of genocide in Gaza, it fails to mention that he never condemned Hamas’ widespread atrocities during its invasion of Oct 7, 2023, that started the war.

Without that and without citing the barbaric treatment of Israeli hostages, including children, readers are left with an inference that Israel started the war.

Similarly, the article glides over El-Sayed’s support from and closeness to Hasan Piker, the vile commentator who once said “America deserved 9/11.”

Nor does it cite El-Sayed’s violent imagery about how to move the party leftward. “Ideally you put one ogre on a pike, and then everyone else gets the message,” he said on a conference call.

To back up its claim of widespread hate against Muslims, the paper quotes the deputy director of CAIR, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, who blames the fact that Muslim candidates are critical of Israel and want to end American aid.

Naturally, the Times doesn’t mention that CAIR itself was labeled an unindicted co-conspirator by the Justice Department in a terrorism-financing trial that involved sending money to Hamas.

But sure, Islamophobia.