The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed support for a move by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) to vote on suspending Israel’s membership due to its ongoing genocide in Gaza.
UEFA’s executive committee is expected to support any vote in favor of suspending Israeli teams from international play.
SEE: European soccer body UEFA moves toward vote to suspend Israel – Associated Press
In a statement, Washington, D.C., based CAIR said:
“We support the move by UEFA to stand against the Israeli government’s ongoing genocide in Gaza and its decades-long system of apartheid and occupation targeting the Palestinian people. Sports must never be used to normalize war crimes or shield governments from accountability. Just as South Africa was excluded from international sports during apartheid, Israel must also face consequences for its crimes against humanity.”
Yesterday, CAIR called on the Trump administration and Congress to condemn the overnight Israeli terror bombing of the new Gaza humanitarian aid flotilla carrying U.S. citizens and to demand its safe passage to bring supplies to the forcibly-starved people of Gaza.
ACTION ALERT: Tell Congress to Condemn Israeli Bombing of Gaza Aid Flotilla Carrying U.S. Citizens, Demand Safe Passage
Also yesterday, CAIR’s Michigan chapter called on elected officials in Michigan to publicly condemn and take action in response to the murder of five civilians—including three children and their father—by Israeli forces in southern Lebanon.
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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