Cancel CAIR
Thursday, February 29, 2024
Written by Laurence F Sanford, Senior Analyst ASCF
Categories: ASCF Articles
February 19, 2024 - by ASCF Sr. Analyst, Laurence Sanford
The White House in December 2023 quietly canceled the Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) membership in its “National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism” program due to CAIR’s Executive Director, Nihad Awad, a Palestinian-American, saying he was “happy” about the October 7 Hamas massacre and genocide of Jews.
Why the White House would include CAIR in its strategy to educate religious communities about hate incidents is a topic for another day.
After the October 7, 2023, terrorist attack by Hamas against Israel, CAIR helped rally 100,000 Muslims and supporters in Washington, D.C., to condemn Israel’s retaliation. Multiple rally speakers called for the destruction of Israel. The rally was followed by protestors marching on the White House and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters. Protestors also defaced federal property with red paint to symbolize Gazan blood shed by Israeli military operations. No known charges have been filed against the lawbreakers.
CAIR was spawned in 1994 as a Muslim Brotherhood (MB) satellite organization. According to the FBI, CAIR was launched as a secret front organization to support Hamas with funding help from the Holy Land Foundation (HLF). CAIR’s founders and leaders have links to antisemitic Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood.
In 2014, the United Arab Emirates designated CAIR as a terrorist organization.
Lori Saroya, a female Muslim CAIR employee from 2006 to 2018, was sued in 2021 by CAIR for defamation. Saroya had charged CAIR with:
● Sexual harassment and culture of misogyny
● Religious discrimination
● Working with the Muslim Brotherhood
● Acting as an unregistered foreign agent
● Working to replace the U.S. Constitution with Sharia Law.
CAIR dropped the lawsuit after the court asked it to provide proof that Saroya’s statements were false. In 2023, Saroya filed a lawsuit against CAIR for injury to her reputation and emotional distress.
Action:
Petition your state to follow the example of Florida’s House of Representatives, which recently passed House Resolution 1209. It encourages all state and local government agencies in Florida to "suspend contact and outreach activities" with CAIR, citing the group's extensive history of terror connections and anti-Jewish bigotry. Introduced by State Rep. Randy Fine (R-Palm Bay), it passed 98-15.
