The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, and its Florida chapter (CAIR-FL) today called for the Florida legislature to censure of state Rep. Randy Fine after he posted an anti-Muslim tweet celebrating the murder of Turkish-American human rights activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi and appeared to call for more killing.
In a tweet, Rep. Fine responded to Eygi’s murder by saying “throw rocks, get shot. One less #MuslimTerrorist. #FireAway.” Rep. Fine has a history of making inflammatory, anti-Muslim statements.
In a statement, CAIR-FL Communications Manager Wilfredo Ruiz said:
“Once again, Rep. Fine has exposed his reprehensible hatred for not only American Muslims, but our nation’s state values. The Florida House of Representatives should censure him for celebrating the murder of an American citizen by a foreign government and encouraging the killing of more Americans. Elected officials have a responsibility toward America, not the Israeli government.”
CAIR National Deputy Executive Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell said:
“We struggle to think of another time in modern American history when an elected official openly celebrated the murder of an American by a foreign government and encouraged more such killing. Randy Fine has made it clear where his priorities lie, and it is not with the American people. We urge the Florida House of Representatives to censure him for this hateful, un-American rant.”
CAIR has previously condemned anti-Muslim statements by Rep. Fine.
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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@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