CAIR: Many Jews say Trump is politicizing the fight against antisemitism – The Washington Post
Nihad Awad, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, added that “it doesn’t take a genius” to see that antisemitism is a real problem, but Trump is using it as a pretext to target Muslims.
“You cannot use bigotry to fight bigotry,” Awad said. “The tactic of using Islamophobia to fight antisemitism is a nonstarter. Antisemitism and Islamophobia are two faces of the same coin, in my view.”
CAIR-MI: Lawyers slam Michigan for ‘intimidating’ pro-Palestinian students with raids – Middle East Eye
CAIR: Campus communities rally around international students threatened by ICE – The Hill
Americans “are concerned about the attacks on immigrant students and non-citizen students,” said Zainab Chaudry, director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations office in Maryland. “And so, there has been a very real desire to want to try to take whatever efforts are possible to protect those students from being targeted.”
CAIR-MI: FBI and Police Raid Homes of Pro-Palestinian UMich Students Who Joined Campus Protests – Democracy Now
CAIR-MI: Michigan AG: Searches Were About Vandalism of University Leaders’ Homes – Inside Higher Education
CAIR-MI Denounces Raids on U-M Student Activists Amid Vandalism Probe in Ann Arbor and Surrounding Cities – Hoodline
CAIR-WA: Seattleite killed by Israeli sniper commemorated in legislation amid push for independent investigation – KUOW
CAIR-WA: Two Muslim women say ‘false’ allegation led to dangerous situation with Seattle Police Department – King 5 News
CAIR-PA: Lawyers join Penn State student group to discuss legal rights of citizens and noncitizens – WPSU
CAIR-WA: Black Muslim women violently swatted by Seattle police in downtown garage, lawsuit reports – KOMO