The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a reported attack on journalists and Palestinians harvesting olives by illegal Israeli settlers in the illegally-occupied West Bank.
Those illegal settlers reportedly attacked a group of Palestinian villagers, activists and journalists during the olive harvest. Two Reuters news agency employees were among those injured in the attack by men wielding sticks and clubs and hurling rocks.
Earlier this month, CAIR said the Trump administration should restore sanctions on Israeli settlers due to their attacks on Palestinian farms during the crucial olive harvest in the West Bank.
[NOTE: According to the Committee to Protect Journalists: “As of October 22, 2025, CPJ’s preliminary investigations showed at least 241 journalists and media workers were among the more than tens of thousands killed in Gaza, Yemen, Lebanon, Israel, and Iran since the Israel-Gaza war began, making it the deadliest period for journalists since CPJ began gathering data in 1992.”
In a statement, Washington, D.C., based CAIR said:
“These violent attacks on Palestinian civilians and journalists by illegal Israeli settlers are the direct result of Israel’s ongoing system of apartheid and impunity. Our government must condemn and hold accountable those responsible, including through the reimposition of sanctions on Israeli settlers who terrorize Palestinians, their supporters and those who would expose Israel’s crimes to the international community.”
In August, CAIR called the Israeli military a “terrorist organization” after Israel slaughtered at least 20 people, including five journalists, in a “double tap” strike on Nasser Medical Complex in Gaza in which one bombing was followed by another to kill first responders – the so-called “double tap.”
Also in August, CAIR condemned Israel’s assassination of five Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza and called on U.S. and international media professionals to stand in solidarity with their Palestinian colleagues under attack.]
CAIR has previously called on the American media to oppose Israeli targeting of journalists.
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A report by the Committee to Protect Journalists found that a record number of journalists were killed in 2024, almost two-thirds of them Palestinians who were killed by Israel.
CAIR’s mission is to protect civil rights, enhance understanding of Islam, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.
La misión de CAIR es proteger las libertades civiles, mejorar la comprensión del Islam, promover la justicia, y empoderar a los musulmanes en los Estados Unidos.
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