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CAIR Calls on President Biden to ‘Stop Enabling’ Israeli Massacres After Mass Slaughter in Gaza ‘Safe Zone’ Muslim civil rights group also condemns Biden administration decision not to sanction Israeli unit that committed gross human rights abuses The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on…
Candidate Jill Stein vows to fight for justice for Israelis and Palestinians Dr. Jill Stein, the Jewish American candidate for the Green Party running for President in the Nov. 5, 2024 General Election, said she would reject extremism in the Middle East and champion justice for Palestinians and Israelis if elected. Stein told Ray Hanania,…
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Israeli bill to designate UNRWA a terrorist organization is an attack on humanitarian aid Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) strongly condemns a bill that passed a preliminary reading yesterday in Israel’s Parliament, known as the Knesset, aimed at designating UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East,…
CPJ calls for investigation into Israeli shooting at 2 Al-Araby TV journalists in West Bank Israeli forces fired at camera operator Rabih Al-Monayar (left) and reporter Ameed Shehade while they were reporting on an Israeli raid for Al-Araby TV in the West Bank city of Tulkarm on May 4, 2024. (Screenshot: Al-Araby TV/YouTube) The Committee…
Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territory: Rafah threat is inhumane, says UN Human Rights Chief UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Monday, May 6, 2024, warned that civilian deaths, suffering and destruction were set to increase beyond already unbearable levels followingIsrael’s orders to Palestinians to evacuate parts of Rafah ahead of an anticipated new offensive….
Testimonies from the Occupied Palestinian Territory show new depths of Israel’s atrocities: UN expert The Occupied Palestinian Territory is enveloped in a spiral of unstoppable violence, with stories Palestinians and other witnesses relay adding new depths to atrocities the world has witnessed since the beginning of Israel’s assault on Gaza over six months ago, the…
AHRC is Disappointed, Not Surprised by the US veto of Palestine Full Membership in UN The recent Biden Administration’s vetoing of the United Nations Resolution to admit Palestine as a full member state of the UN is not surprising to those familiar with the US record on Palestine. It is just another betrayal of US…
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USC capitulates to hate and bigotry demonizing Muslims and Arabs The Provost of the University of Southern California (USC) announced Monday April 15, 2024 the cancellation of the school’s valedictorian address at the school’s upcoming commencement. Valedictorian Asna Tabassum’s speech was cancelled based on alleged security concerns related to her vocal support for Palestinian liberation…
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CAIR condemns Israeli forces luring Palestinians into crossfire using fake baby cries in Gaza CAIR Condemns Latest Israeli Massacre of Children in Gaza, Attempts to Lure People to Death with Fake Baby Cries, Destruction of Homes in ‘Buffer Zone’ The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today…
New book by Author Fadi Zanayed exposes Israel’s Apartheid system In light of the current escalation of tensions in the Middle East between Israel and Iran which was caused by the Israeli/Hamas War, Observations of ISRAEL’S APARTHEID SYSTEM, (Prime Publishings – Fadi Zanayed, author), is a timely book given that more than half of all…
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Statement by the Abandon Biden Campaign on the April 15 Global Strike and Recent Events in the West Bank #AbandonBiden movement urges public to participate in the Monday, April 15 Global Strike today The #AbandonBiden campaign condemns in the strongest terms the savage actions of Israeli settlers who have unleashed terror upon Palestinian villages across…
AHRC Hosts High- Level UNRWA Delegation in Dearborn On March 12, the American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) hosted a United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) delegation in Dearborn in an informal briefing and discussion with community leaders. The two guests were top leaders of UNRWA: Ms. Antonia Marie De Meo, Deputy Commissioner-General…
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USCMO Reiterates Call on President Biden to Stop the Gaza Genocide After U.S. Airman Aaron Bushnell Dies in Protest The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO) – the nation’s umbrella group of national, regional, and local Muslim associations today reiterated its call on President Biden to stop the Gaza genocide after 25-year-old Aaron Bushnell, an active-duty member…
CAIR Exit Poll Finds 94% of Michigan Muslims Voted ‘Uncommitted’ in Dem Primary Exit poll also shows most Michigan Muslim voters would vote for third party candidate if general election were held today The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and its Michigan chapter (CAIR-Michigan) tonight announced that its automated telephone exit poll of 527 Muslim…
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CAIR Welcomes AME Church Statement Calling for Halt to All U.S. Funding of Israel The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a statement by the African Methodist Episcopal Church calling on the U.S. government to halt all its funding of the far-right Israeli government’s genocide…
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Veteran Israel journalist Bradley Burston publishes new book, “The End of Israel” Bradley Burston has been a voice of reason for more than three decades writing columns that offered insight into the challenges facing IsraeliPalestinian peace at Haaretz Newspaper. Burston has published a new book, “The End of Israel: Dispatches from a Path to Catastrophe,”…
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Biden’s contradictory policies on war crimes in Sudan and Gaza The hypocrisy of the United States is clearest during the administration of President Joe Biden. On the one hand, Biden has declared violence in Sudan which has resulted in thousands of civilian casualties as a “war crime.” But Biden is afraid to make the same…
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CAIR-LA Demands Santa Ana Mayor Issue Apology for Biased Behavior During City Council Meeting The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today demanded that Santa Ana Mayor Valerie Amezcua issue an apology for her biased actions during a recent Santa Ana City Council meeting. On Tuesday, Dec. 5,…
