The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a deadly attack by armed Israeli settlers and military forces in the West Bank village of Tell that left four Palestinians dead and several others critically injured.
According to local reports and the head of the village council, about 20 Israeli settlers entered the village of Tell, near Nablus, with the intention of killing, vandalizing, and setting property on fire. When villagers came out to defend their homes and property, Israeli soldiers present at the scene began opening fire together with the settlers. The four Palestinians killed by Israeli forces were all from the same family.
SEE: Four Palestinians and one Israeli killed during West Bank settler attack
In a statement, CAIR said:
“We strongly condemn this heinous massacre carried out by Israeli settlers in coordination with occupation forces against Palestinian villagers in Tell. We call on all members of Congress to condemn this horrific attack and the explicit threats from Israeli officials calling to erase entire communities. The United States must stop enabling these atrocities.”
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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, [email protected]; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, [email protected]; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, [email protected]; CAIR National Communications Manager Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, [email protected]