CAIR Calls on Congress, U.S. Media to Condemn Israeli Settler Attack on 50-Year-Old Palestinian Woman and NBC News Crew
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on members of Congress to condemn a brutal attack by Israeli settlers on a 50-year-old Palestinian woman and the NBC news crew that was interviewing her. Masked Israeli settlers attacked and injured a Palestinian woman and members of […]
Action Alert: Demand Congress Stop the Israeli Settler Siege of Qusra and Sanction Israeli Settlers
Join AJP Action, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), and the IMEU Policy Project in telling Congress to hold Israel accountable for the theft of Palestinian land and the violent siege of a Palestinian-American home in Qusra. The U.S. must stop allowing the Israeli military and settlers to seize Palestinian land and must stop enabling […]
CAIR OP-ED: Attacks on Mamdani Prove Israel’s Supporters Can’t Even Tolerate Criticism of Netanyahu
Mayor Mamdani has made clear that he will not stay silent when a mass murderer of children plans to visit New York City. Most New Yorkers agree with him. So do many Americans; a recent poll showed 46% of Americans believe Netanyahu should be arrested if he comes to the United States. Another poll showed that Mamdani has […]
CAIR Calls on Members of Congress to Condemn Reported Spike in Israeli Anti-Christian Hate Incidents
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on members of Congress to condemn a reported increase in anti-Christian harassment and attacks in Israel documented by the Religious Freedom Data Center (RFDC). According to the RFDC’s latest quarterly report, dozens of anti-Christian incidents were documented between […]
CAIR Calls New Expansion of Illegal Israeli Settlements in Occupied West Bank ‘De Facto Annexation’
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said the Israeli government’s latest expansion of illegal settlements in the illegally-occupied West Bank is “de facto annexation.” According to reports, the Israeli government is moving forward with major new investments and construction projects to expand settlements and related infrastructure throughout […]
CAIR Says Congress Must Act After Amnesty Report on Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing of Illegally-Occupied West Bank
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said Congress must take immediate action to end U.S. complicity in Israel’s war crimes after Amnesty International released a report accusing the Israeli government of carrying out a campaign of ethnic cleansing against Palestinians in the illegally-occupied West Bank. According to […]
CAIR Calls on Congress to Demand Release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya After Israel Puts Him in Solitary Confinement Despite Being Held Without Charge
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on members of Congress to demand the immediate release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, a Gaza doctor and hospital director in Israeli detention since December 2024, who has reportedly been moved to solitary confinement despite being held without […]
CAIR Action Alert: Demand Congress Condemn New Racist Israeli Death Penalty Law, Oppose $500 Million in New Funding
Join the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in calling on Congress to condemn a new racist Israeli law that would impose the death penalty exclusively on Palestinians, and oppose any new U.S. tax-payer funding for Israeli acts of genocide, an apartheid regime tied to an Israeli supremacist ideology, illegal land theft, and regional war. TAKE […]
CAIR Calls on U.S. to Demand Israel Lift Unprecedented Ramadan Closure of Al-Aqsa Mosque
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the State Department to demand that the Israeli apartheid government end its unprecedented ban on Muslim worshipers entering Al Aqsa Mosque, one of the holiest sites in Islam, during the month of Ramadan. Israel has kept Al-Aqsa […]
CAIR-CA Welcomes Gov. Newsom’s Remarks Recognizing Israel as an Apartheid State
The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) today welcomed California Governor Gavin Newsom’s remarks recognizing Israel as an apartheid state and criticizing Israel’s role in pushing the U.S. into a war with Iran. The organization also encouraged Gov. Newsom to publicly acknowledge Israel’s genocide in Gaza. SEE: During a recent interview as part of his book tour, Gov. Newsom mentioned agreeing with those who label Israel “appropriately as sort of an apartheid state.” He also stated his belief […]