The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a mass walkout of members of the United Nations General Assembly prior to a speech by far-right Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu as symbolic of the international community’s “rejection of genocide.”
In a statement, CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad said:
“As the far-right, openly racist Israeli government continues its genocide in Gaza and expands its campaign of state terrorism to civilians in Lebanon, this mass walkout during war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu’s UN speech demonstrates the international community’s rejection of genocide. President Biden should take note of our government’s growing isolation on the international stage, change his policy, and support human rights and international law, without an exception for the Palestinian people.”
Yesterday, CAIR called on President Biden to “stop acting like a bystander” and force a ceasefire on Israel’s Netanyahu government after Israeli forces slaughtered civilians in Gaza and Lebanon.
Also yesterday, CAIR called on all Americans who stand against genocide to contact their U.S. Senators and urge them to vote YES on Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders’ Joint Resolutions of Disapproval to block more than $20 billion in illegal U.S. weapons sales to Israel.
CAIR’s mission is to protect civil rights, enhance understanding of Islam, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.
La misión de CAIR es proteger las libertades civiles, mejorar la comprensión del Islam, promover la justicia, y empoderar a los musulmanes en los Estados Unidos.
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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@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