The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has criticized the Israeli Consul General’s remarks suggesting a “Muslim occupation” threat in New York. CAIR warned that such false assertions could fuel hate crimes against Muslims and Arab-Americans. In an interview with the New York Post, Consulate General Ofir Akunis said Lond...
A 42-year-old woman has been charged for attempting to drown a three-year-old Palestinian-American girl in Texas. According to reports, Elizabeth Wolf approached the child’s mother at a swimming pool, making racist inquiries about their nationality and language before attacking. She jumped into the pool and tried to drag two children to ...
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has welcomed the federal indictment of an Arizona man accused of planning a mass shooting at an Atlanta rap concert. He faces a number of charges. These include firearms trafficking and possession related to a hate crime aimed at African Americans, Jews, or Muslims. A number of reports say [&he...
A social media post under the username “JewishBiker88” sparked outrage as it depicted a man urinating on the sign of the East Texas Islamic Society Mosque and School in Tyler, Texas. The post, accompanied by the caption “Found a good place to take a p**s while out on the motorcycle this morning,” has since been […]
The Council on American-Islamic Relations or CAIR has praised Democratic Congressman James Clyburn for refusing to attend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress. He is urging other members to follow suit. Netanyahu is scheduled to address a joint session of Congress on July 24. CAIR has accused the Israeli leader...
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has urged American Muslims and citizens of other faiths to participate in nationwide protests on Saturday. The demonstrations aim to mark eight months of violence and suffering in Gaza and demand President Joe Biden’s intervention to halt US support for Israel’s war. CAIR emphasized the need f...
The Council on American-Islamic Relations has denounced the recent joint Israel-US assault in Gaza’s “safe zone” Rafah, labeling it as genocidal brutality. At least 40 people were killed in an Israeli bombing of a tent housing displaced Palestinians in Rafah on Sunday. America’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group criticized the B...
The Council on American-Islamic Relations is suing Gov. Greg Abbott and two Texas university systems for violating students’ First Amendment rights. The Muslim civil rights group claims Abbott’s executive order on antisemitism aims to silence Palestinian activists. The suit targets Abbott, the University of Texas System, and the University of...
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has called for a thorough investigation of Arizona State University’s alleged forcible removal of hijabs of a group of Muslim women at a pro-Palestine rally on campus. Video footage from the rally suggests at least four instances of hijab removal during arrests by the school’s police officers. ...
The Council on American-Islamic Relations has urged a hate crime investigation against pro-Israel leader Ezra Weinblatt. This follows Weinblatt’s alleged assault on anti-war protesters outside the Israeli Embassy. Weinblatt, a board member of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington, faces charges of property destruction a...
