UPDATE: The information about the attack on the Palestinian shop is in dispute. The attack may have involved an intra-Palestinian incident.
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/3/2026) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned an attack on a Palestinian-owned shop by illegal Israeli settlers and a raid on a West Bank mosque by soldiers using attack dogs.
CAIR also condemned the reported kidnapping of a Palestinian man who was forced to advertise an Israeli jewelry store.
CCTV video shows a group of masked Israeli settlers smashing up a Palestinian-owned shop in the West Bank.
CCTV from Imam al-Shafi’i Mosque shows Israeli soldiers releasing an attack dog that bites a man in a green jacket as they enter at dawn.
An Israeli reservist used a kidnapped Palestinian man to advertise his jewelry business. He posted a photo of the man blindfolded and holding a sign for the store after he was abducted from his home during an occupation raid in the West Bank.
In a statement, Washington, D.C., based CAIR said:
“The sheer level of cruelty displayed by illegal Israeli settlers and soldiers shocks the conscience of anyone who believe in human and religious rights. These injustices will forever stain everyone who enabled them, including those in our own government who continue to support Israel’s genocidal actions and policies.”
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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