(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/26/2023) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a deadly Israeli attack on Palestinian refugees in the occupied West Bank that killed at least 10 people, including a 61-year-old woman, and called on the Biden Administration to do the same.
SEE: Israeli Troops Kill 10 in West Bank Violence (AP)
In a statement, CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell said:
“We condemn this attack by Israeli occupation forces that resulted in the deaths of at least ten Palestinians, including a 61-year-old woman. We urge President Biden and our State Department to similarly condemn this latest example of what Palestinians are forced to endure under Israel’s far-right and increasingly out-of-control apartheid government.
He noted that yesterday, CAIR and Americans for Justice in Palestine Action (AJP Action) issued a joint statement warning that the terms reportedly being negotiated between the U.S. and Israel for Israel to enter into the U.S. Visa Waiver Program would still leave some Palestinian-Americans vulnerable to discrimination at Israeli checkpoints and does not secure their access to Gaza.
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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 Coordinator Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, iallison@cair.com