The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Trump administration to stop wasting taxpayer dollars on the Israeli government’s war crimes after the announcement of a new $7 billion arms sale to Israel.
SEE: Trump administration backs big arms sales to Israel, defying Congress – Reuters
In a statement, CAIR said:
“Sending $7 billion worth of weapons funded by American taxpayer dollars to the war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu is not an ‘America First’ foreign policy; it’s an ‘Israel First’ foreign policy. If President Trump truly wishes to save taxpayer money, end our involvement in forever wars and secure some sort of grand Middle East peace deal, he should stop wasting American taxpayer dollars on the genocidal Israeli government.”
The State Department reportedly approved the arms package that includes 2,166 GBU-39/B small-diameter bombs, which are often used by Israel to slaughter civilians in Gaza.
SEE: State Department announces $7B arms sale to Israel after Congress blocked initial deal – The Hill
The updated the death toll from Israel’s genocide in Gaza has topped 61,000 – mostly slaughtered women and children – with thousands added who are missing and presumed dead.
In January, CAIR called then-President Biden’s similar $8 billion arms deal in support of Israel’s genocide in Gaza “racist” and “sociopathic.”
Last week, CAIR condemned an executive order issued by President Trump placing financial sanctions on officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC) – and their family members – involved in investigations of the Israeli governments war crimes the latest “lawless Israel First” policy.
CAIR previously opposed a bill that would sanction the ICC for charging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with war crimes.
CAIR’s mission is to protect civil rights, enhance understanding of Islam, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.
La misión de CAIR es proteger las libertades civiles, mejorar la comprensión del Islam, promover la justicia, y empoderar a los musulmanes en los Estados Unidos.
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