(WASHINGTON D.C., 6/28/2022) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the distribution of antisemitic flyers in Marshfield, Wisc.
Overnight on June 26-27, several residents in the Marshfield area reported antisemitic flyers left in their driveways. Marshfield police have launched an investigation.
SEE: Marshfield Police Investigating Potential Hate Crime
https://www.onfocus.news/marshfield-police-investigating-potential-hate-crime/
“We condemn this vile attempt to intimidate Jewish community members and to spread hatred and division,” said CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper. “We applaud law enforcement authorities for investigating this disturbing incident.”
He said CAIR and the American Muslim community stand in solidarity with all those challenging antisemitism, systemic anti-Black racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, white supremacy, and other forms of bigotry.
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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