(WASHINGTON, DC – 11/16/2023) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned Israel’s latest war crimes targeting the Palestinian people in Gaza.
As part of its ongoing genocidal campaign of ethnic cleansing in Gaza and the West Bank, Israel killed at least 50 Palestinians when a mosque in the Sabra neighborhood of Gaza was bombed during prayers.
In a statement, CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad said:
“It is hard to keep up with the growing list of Israeli war crimes during its genocidal campaign of ethnic cleansing targeting all the Palestinian people in Gaza and the West Bank. But it is our duty, and the duty of the international community, to condemn each of these crimes and to demand an immediate ceasefire and justice for the Palestinian people.
“American taxpayer dollars are funding these war crimes. It is the moral duty on all Americans to protest our government’s partnership in these despicable atrocities against civilians.”
CAIR recently welcomed an internal State Department dissent memo accusing President Biden of “spreading misinformation” about Israel’s attacks on the Palestinian people and stating that Israel is committing “war crimes” in Gaza.
[NOTE: More than 100,000 Americans have used CAIR’s action alert to contact their members of Congress and call for an end to the violence and the renewal of U.S.-led efforts to end the occupation. SEE: Urge Your Members of Congress to Address Root Cause of Mideast Violence]
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