CAIR: America Is Selling Israel Another 25 F-15IA Fighter Jets. Not Everyone Is Happy. – The National Interest
“The Pentagon’s decision to funnel billions of American taxpayer dollars and advanced weaponry to the Israeli military is morally indefensible,” CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell said in a statement, The Seattle Times reported.
CAIR: Republican claims of ‘terrorism’ leave everyone unsafe, Muslim leader warns – The Guardian
Republican claims of ‘terrorism’ leave everyone unsafe, Muslim leader warns
Edward Ahmed Mitchell of Council on American-Islamic Relations says Texas and Florida governors abusing power…
“No governor should have the power to unilaterally declare a civil rights or advocacy group he disagrees with a terrorist organization, take punitive action against them, all in violation of due process and free speech,” Edward Ahmed Mitchell, the deputy director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, told the Guardian this month. “If any governor can get away with abusing that kind of power, then no organization is safe.”
CAIR-MN: Minnesota investigators say child care centers accused of fraud in viral video are operating normally. Here’s what comes next – CNN
CAIR-MN: Minnesota families and child care providers scramble as federal funds hang in balance – CNN
Nasrulah Mohamed said Nokomis Daycare Center in Minneapolis experienced a break-in. The day care center was not featured in the viral video, according to theMinnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
CAIR-MN: DHS hypes worksite enforcement as fraud allegations rip through Minnesota – Axios
CAIR-NY: Mayor Zohran Mamdani revokes Eric Adams’ executive orders on Israel – WABC
However, CAIR-NY says it “welcomes Mayor Mamdani’s revocation of Adams’ ‘Israel First’ Executive Orders, Restoration of Free Speech.”
“This unconstitutional, Israel First attack on free speech should have never been issued in the first place,” CAIR-NY Executive Director Afaf Nasher, Esq., said. “We applaud Mayor Mamdani for immediately overturning it.”
CAIR-NY: NY mayor Mamdani defends scrapping executive orders his predecessor issued – Reuters
The Council on American-Islamic Relations is among groups that argue the IHRA definition has been used to try to silence advocates for Palestinian rights.
While Islamic organizations praised Mamdani’s moves, Israel’s Foreign Ministry posted on X on Friday that Mamdani “shows his true face: He scraps the IHRA definition of antisemitism and lifts restrictions on boycotting Israel. This isn’t leadership. It’s antisemitic gasoline on an open fire.”
CAIR-NY: Mamdani revokes Adams executive orders supporting Israel – The Hill
The Council on American-Islamic Relations in New York welcomed Mamdani’s revocation of “Israel First” executive orders, calling the IHRA definition an “attack on free speech.”
CAIR: Palestine advocates praise NYC’s Mamdani for revoking pro-Israel decrees – Al Jazeera
Afaf Nasher, the head of the New York chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), also applauded Mamdani for revoking an “unconstitutional order restricting the ability of New Yorkers to criticize the Israeli government’s racism or boycott Israel’s human rights abuses”.
“This unconstitutional, Israel First attack on free speech should have never been issued in the first place,” Nasher said in a statement.
CAIR: Israel Accuses Zohran Mamdani of Antisemitism for Reversing Orders Adams Gave Under Indictment – The Intercept
CAIR-NY: Controversial IHRA definition and anti-constitutional BDS orders overturned by New York mayor – Middle East Monitor