(SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ, 6/11/2021) – The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) today joined a coalition of 42 New Jersey Muslim Organizations in condemning Israel’s injustices against the Palestinian people. The organizations called for elected officials to act and speak up against Israel’s war crimes.
The statement reads:
“We, the Muslim centers of Central New Jersey, express our deep outrage at, and condemnation of, Israel’s actions and support for settler violence against the Palestinians of East Jerusalem. Further, Israel’s continuous limiting of access, harassment, and attacks on worshippers at the Aqsa compound is unacceptable. The Aqsa mosque compound is a sacred space for all Muslims and its sanctity must be respected and preserved. Muslims are obligated pursuant to their faith to pray at Aqsa. We call on all to answer the plight of the Palestinian people for survival in their ancestral homeland. Israel must be held accountable for their crimes and ongoing aggression and violations of international law and human decency. Our elected officials must respond, speak out and take action against the Israeli government and not be complicit in their support of the ongoing atrocities.”
Organizations:
Al Bayan
Al Falah Center
Al-Nasr Mosque
American Muslims for Democracy
Center for Islamic Life at Rutgers University
Council on American-Islamic Relations – New Jersey
Da’awatu Islamia of Somerset
Darul Islah
Gracious Center of Learning & Enrichment Activities
Islamic Center Morris County
Islamic Center of East Brunswick
Islamic Center of Ewing
Islamic Center of Jersey City
Islamic Center of Ocean County
Islamic Center of Old Bridge
Islamic Center of Passaic County
Islamic Center of South Jersey
Islamic Center of Union County
Islamic Circle of Mercer County
Islamic Society of Central Jersey
Islamic Society of North Jersey
MAROC
Masjid Al Wali
Masjid As-Saffat
Masjid As’Habul Yameen
Masjid Bilal
Masjid Shuhada
Muslim American Community Association
Muslim Center of Greater Princeton
Muslim Center of Middlesex County
Muslim Center of Somerset County
Muslim Community Center of Union County
Muslim Community of New Jersey
Muslim Federation of South Jersey
Muslim League of Voter of New Jersey
Muslims for Peace
New Brunswick Islamic Center
New Jersey Muslim Voice for Progress
Palestinian American Community Center
Teaching While Muslim
The Fusion Center
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In a statement, CAIR-NJ Executive Director Selaedin Maksut said:
“New Jersey’s Muslim community stands united in its condemnation of the Israeli military’s human rights violations against Palestinians.
“Israeli soldiers have repeatedly stormed, and desecrated Al-Aqsa Mosque, the three holiest mosques in Islam, and attacked peaceful worshipers with impunity. It is time our elected officials hold Israel accountable for its crimes.
“For American-Muslims the illegal occupation of Palestine is a red line. US funding of Israeli apartheid must come to an end.”
Maksut also noted that New Jersey is home to well over 300,000 Muslims from countless ethnic and racial backgrounds and sects.
CAIR’s mission is to protect civil rights, enhance understanding of Islam, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.
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CONTACT: CAIR-NJ Executive Director Selaedin Maksut, 908-267-3119, smaksut@cair.com