The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a tweet by Senator Bernie Sanders featuring a video of Tony Aguilar, a U.S. Green Beret veteran and Purple Heart recipient who exposed Israeli war crimes in Gaza. CAIR also welcomed an interview with Aguilar conducted by Senator Chris Van Hollen.
SEE: Sen. Sanders’ Tweet
In a statement, CAIR Maryland Director Zainab Chaudry said:
“We welcome Senators Sanders and Van Hollen for drawing attention to Tony Aguilar’s exposure of Israel’s genocide in Gaza. More lawmakers must wake up to the reality that our government is bankrolling and facilitating the systematic slaughter and displacement of millions of people.”
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CONTACT: CAIR Maryland Director Zainab Chaudry, 410-971-6062, zchaudry@cair.com; CAIR Maryland Outreach Coordinator Kim Syuardi, ksyuardi@cair.com, 202-850-9293; 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