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Bill Maher and Rula Jebreal clash over LGBTQ rights in Gaza, Islamophobia, and whether criticism of radical Islam fuels the war on terror. Bill Maher: “Can you be gay in Gaza? and live? Is there a gay bar in Gaza?” Rula Jebreal: “Yes, you can. I travel the Middle East. You are comparing the majority of Muslim states with Saudi Arabia.” Angus King: “Should I call Aslan and get him back here so we can…” Wesley Clark: “The issue is beyond Muslim. It's about whether someone can be invited to give a speech and people will listen. That's the whole essence of the American system.” Rula Jebreal: “The Muslim community in this country, you are treating them like a fifth columnist, and they are not. They feel threatened and offended, and they are underrepresented in the media and in political avenues.” Bill Maher: “Never invite them here? You're here. They're here all the time on these issues.” Rula Jebreal: “If you want to have a serious conversation about Islam, I'm sorry to tell you this, Bill…” Bill Maher: “Every time I say something you don't like, it's not a serious conversation or I'm a bigot. Either I say exactly what you want me to say or else I'm a bigot.” Rula Jebreal: “What I want is not a war on Islam; I want to win the war on terror. When you are repeating the same things that Al-Qaeda is saying, you're actually doing the work for them, for you, we are all jihadists.” Bill Maher: “I know that in many places in the world, if you left your religion, what would happen?” Rula Jebreal: “Maybe not in Gaza, to be honest, but you can do it in Jordan, you can do it in Lebanon. You are blaming the majority for the criminal acts of a minority.”