CAIR-MI: Labeling pro-Palestinian graffiti as ‘antisemitic’ at U-M regent’s office is disingenuous, activists say – Detroit Metro Times
Dawud Walid, director of the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), says he does not condone the graffiti but that supporters of Israel’s war are trying to silence dissent by labeling anti-genocide messages as antisemitism.
“It’s a very disturbing trend that people who are calling for a ceasefire are being equated to antisemites and Hamas supporters,” Walid tells Metro Times. “This is a very troubling trend. It’s as if Americans can’t hold two ideas at once. We can say that Hamas committed an atrocity, and at the same time, say the Israeli government is committing crimes against humanity.”
Al Jazeera: Biden must push Israel to ‘stop slaughter and starvation’ in Gaza: CAIR
“The Biden administration must take concrete action to force the Israeli government stop the slaughter and starvation in Gaza,” said Ibrahim Hooper, CAIR’s national communications director. “The genocide must end now, without delay.”
CAIR: What we need is religious acceptance training – National Catholic Reporter
The Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Muslim civil rights group, documented a record 8,061 hate complaints against Muslims in 2023, nearly half of which occurred in the final three months of 2023.
CAIR-SFBA: Bay Area doctor left stranded in Gaza returns home – Pleasanton Weekly
Dr. Haleh Sheikholeslami, who is a specialist in family medicine at Sutter Health – Palo Alto Medical Foundation in San Carlos, departed in April to help civilians in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas war in what she anticipated to be a two-week trip, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations – California San Francisco (CAIR-SF).
CAIR: West Lafayette City Council grapples with question of what’s a local issue; votes no to ceasefire resolution – Star City News
The council received a letter prior to the June meeting from the Council on American-Islamic Relations condemning Sander’s comments and urging the City Council to pass the ceasefire resolution.