Muslim civil rights and advocacy group calls on elected official to prioritize American people over anti-Palestinian lobby groups
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on Democratic and Republican elected officials to listen to their constituents instead of anti-Palestinian lobby groups after a poll showed that 59% of voters support US recognition of Palestinian statehood.
Most Americans – including 80% of Democrats and 41% of Republicans – think the U.S. should recognize Palestinian statehood, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found. The poll also found that 60% of respondents view Israel’s Gaza response as excessive.
SEE: Most Americans support US recognition of Palestinian state, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows | Reuters
In a statement, CAIR National Executive Director Nihad said:
“Polls have consistently shown that the American people oppose unconditional aid to the Israeli government and recognize the Gaza genocide as a genocide. Now a trusted poll shows that most Americans, including nearly half of Republicans, support the U.S. recognizing a Palestinian state.
“Now that the Israeli government has repeatedly made it clear that it will never allow a Palestinian state, it’s time for Democratic and Republican leaders to put America first, listen to the American people and prioritize American interests over the demands of anti-Palestinian lobby groups by joining most of the world in recognizing the State of Palestine.”
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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@cair.com; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, rmccaw@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Manager Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, iallison@cair.com