We already know that the group "Students for Justice in Palestine" celebrated the atrocities of October 7, by calling it "a historic win for Palestinian resistance." But the "Council on American-Islamic Relations" (CAIR) bills itself as a moderate group, reflecting the interests of Muslims in America. Therefore, it may surprise some to learn (although it shouldn't) what the executive director of CAIR, Nihad Awad, was found to have said. As reported in an editorial in the 12/9-12/10/23 weekend edition of the Wall Street Journal, Mr. Awad claimed that his comments were selectively chosen to, essentially, make him look bad.
But The Journal said they were able to get a copy of Awad's speech before it was taken off line. Here are some of his comments as reported by The Journal. "The people of Gaza only decided to break the siege, the walls of the concentration camp, on October 7. And yes, I was happy to see people breaking the siege and throwing down the shackles of their own land, and walk free into their land, that they were not allowed to walk in. And yes, the people of Gaza have the right to self-defense, have the right to defend themselves. And yes, Israel as an occupying power, does not have that right to self-defense."
Clearly, there was no concern for the men, women, children and even babies who were brutally murdered by Hamas. Awad said that Israel does not have the right to self-defense because he clearly does not believe that Israel has the right to exist at all. He made that clear when he referred to the people of Gaza "walk(ing) free into their land." What they did was break into land that is considered part of the territory of Israel. By referring to that land as "their (the people of Gaza's) land," Awad is telling us that Israel should not exist. This is no different from the chant "from the river to the sea Palestine will be free." It would appear that the only rights that Jews have are to either be killed or leave Israel.
Then, Awad attacks AIPAC (the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee) and "corrupt members of Congress." Awad: "We have to free so many people from the shackles of AIPAC and its affiliates who have sold the soul of America." In an apparent attack on Biden's support for Israel, Awad goes on: "For how much? It is for how much AIPAC and its affiliates have been controlling the U.S. Congress...Unless we free Congress, we will not be able to free Palestine."
This is not much different from one of Ilhan Omar's many antisemitic comments, when she said "it's all about the Benjamins." It couldn't be that Congress and the American people support Israel because of shared values, with Israel being the only democracy, and Western style country, in the Middle East.
Awad: "When we say 'if there is no cease-fire, there will be no votes for you in 2024 elections, we started to see the tone changing - and the position changing." Also speaking with Awad was the director of American Muslims for Palestine, Osama Abuirshaid. The Journal reports that at a rally on December 1, Abuirshaid said this: "What they alleged that happened on October 7 turned out to be a lie. Most of the (Israeli) civilians were killed by their own army." Talk about a lie - disgusting!
And, proving that these people remain quite adept at propaganda, Awad said this: "I ask young people: be wise. You are not in Palestine. You are not in Gaza. The language there doesn't work here." It is the kind of language that we hear from the Muslim members of Congress. They speak of the "human rights" of Palestinians, not of the atrocities committed against the Jews. And, of course, they never say that it is Hamas that violates the human rights of the people of Gaza. (Although, recent polling suggests that as much as 75% of the people of Gaza supported the atrocities committed by Hamas.)
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