TAKE ACTION: Join CAIR in Calling on Univ. of Chicago to Drop Kirby Now!
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the University of Chicago to cancel its appointment of former Biden administration “Genocide Denier-in-Chief” National Security Spokesman John Kirby.
CAIR is also calling on all Americans to participate in its easy-to-use, click-and-send action alert demanding that University President Paul Alivisatos and UChicago’s Institute of Politics Executive Director Zeenat Rahman cancel this disgraceful appointment immediately.
Take Action: Tell the Univ. of Chicago to Cancel Appointment of Biden’s “Genocide Denier-in-Chief” John Kirby
During Israel’s assault on Gaza, Kirby consistently ran cover for Israeli war crimes and denied Israel’s responsibility for genocide. In response to mass Palestinian civilian casualties, Kirby said that “war is messy” and said Palestinians should be able to “leave their homes,” effectively justifying ethnic cleansing. Kirby also called South Africa’s case at the UN’s top court accusing the Israeli government of genocide in Gaza “meritless.” After Israeli forces massacred World Central Kitchen aid workers, Kirby refused to admit that Israel’s actions were deliberate.
In a statement, CAIR Deputy Executive Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell said:
“During his time in the Biden administration, Mr. Kirby repeatedly lied to the American public and ran cover for a genocide funded by the American taxpayer. Mr. Kirby was President Biden’s Baghdad Bob, time and again denying the blatantly obvious reality of Israel’s atrocities and justifying the administration’s illegal arms shipments. He has nothing to offer the students at the University of Chicago. It is time for institutions of higher learning to stop awarding government officials who flouted the law and crimes against humanity.”
CAIR has previously condemned similar honors granted to former National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and former National Security Council Coordinator for the Middle East Brett McGurk.
SEE: Opinion | What Next for Biden Officials Who Enabled War Crimes? | Common Dreams
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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@cair.com; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, rmccaw@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Manager Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, iallison@cair.com