{"id":1958334,"date":"2023-06-27T15:39:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T19:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/critics-slam-biden-admin-for-calling-anti-semitic-group-a-partner-in-fight-to-counter-anti-semitism\/"},"modified":"2023-06-27T15:40:26","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T19:40:26","slug":"critics-slam-biden-admin-for-calling-anti-semitic-group-a-partner-in-fight-to-counter-anti-semitism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/critics-slam-biden-admin-for-calling-anti-semitic-group-a-partner-in-fight-to-counter-anti-semitism\/","title":{"rendered":"Critics slam Biden admin for partnering with anti-Semitic group to combat anti-Semitism."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcritics-slam-biden-admin-for-calling-anti-semitic-group-a-partner-in-fight-to-counter-anti-semitism%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1958334&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Jewish Magazine Criticizes Biden Administration for Partnering with Controversial Group in Antisemitism Strategy<\/h2>\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/example.com\/image.jpg\" alt=\"Jewish solidarity march in Jan. 2020\" \/><br \/>\n      A Jewish solidarity march in Jan. 2020 \/ Getty Images<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Jewish magazine <em>Tablet<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tabletmag.com\/sections\/news\/articles\/biden-antisemitism-strategy-cair\">slammed<\/a> the Biden administration Monday for citing the Council for American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a group with a history of anti-Semitic statements and actions, as a partner in its &#8220;National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Biden administration announced the plan last month and included a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2023\/05\/25\/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-releases-first-ever-u-s-national-strategy-to-counter-antisemitism\/\">fact sheet<\/a> citing CAIR as one of the organizations that &#8220;announced commitments to counter antisemitism and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/critics-slam-biden-admin-for-calling-anti-semitic-group-a-partner-in-fight-to-counter-anti-semitism\/\" title=\"Critics slam Biden admin for partnering with anti-Semitic group to combat anti-Semitism.\">build cross-community solidarity<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To put it nicely, CAIR\u2019s record on Jewish matters has been a source of controversy and tension,&#8221; <em>Tablet<\/em> staff writer Armin Rosen wrote in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tabletmag.com\/sections\/news\/articles\/biden-antisemitism-strategy-cair\">article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>CAIR last month <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cair.com\/press_releases\/breaking-cair-ny-condemns-cuny-law-censorship-of-muslim-students-pro-palestinian-commencement-speech\/\">defended<\/a> City University of New York Law School graduate Fatima Mousa Mohammed\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/watch-commencement-speaker-at-ny-funded-school-goes-on-anti-semitic-rant-against-israel\/\">tirade<\/a> against Israel during the school\u2019s graduation ceremony. Mohammed called for a &#8220;revolution&#8221; against &#8220;white supremacy&#8221; and &#8220;indiscriminate&#8221; murder by the Jewish state.<\/p>\n<p>Simcha Eichenstein, a Democratic state assemblyman from Brooklyn, called the CUNY speech &#8220;hate-filled and dangerous.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Keep this in mind next time our elected leaders highlight their commitment to fighting antisemitism,&#8221; Eichenstein said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SEichenstein\/status\/1662937861677514752\">tweet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>CAIR\u2019s cofounder and executive director, Nihad Awad, has &#8220;a decadeslong history of statements in support of Hamas and religious warfare against Israel,&#8221; according to <em>Tablet<\/em>. According to the Anti-Defamation League, Awad worked as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/propublica-finds-an-awkward-partner-for-billionaire-playbook-on-taxing-the-rich\/\" title=\"ProPublica Finds an Awkward Partner for \u2018Billionaire Playbook\u2019 on Taxing the Rich\">public relations director<\/a> for the Islamic Association of Palestine, which claimed &#8220;the only way to liberate Palestine, all of Palestine, is the path of Jihad.&#8221; Awad <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adl.org\/resources\/backgrounder\/council-american-islamic-relations-cair\">said<\/a> in 2014 Israel is a &#8220;terrorist state&#8221; and is &#8220;the biggest threat to world peace and security.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Awad said in 2006 that he did not &#8220;support Hamas today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is not just the predictable cadre of right-wingers or conservative partisans who are suspicious of CAIR\u2019s agenda, leadership, and overall culture,&#8221; Rosen said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The White House fact sheet released last month said CAIR would &#8220;launch a tour to educate religious communities about steps they can take to protect their houses of worship from hate incidents, such as instituting appropriate security measures, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-loneliness-advisory-threatens-to-destroy-freedom-by-occupying-private-life\/\" title=\"Federal loneliness advisory may invade private life and limit freedom.\">developing strong relationships<\/a> with other faith communities, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/again-chinese-foreign-minister-berates-antony-blinken-at-g20-summit\/\" title=\"Again! Chinese Foreign Minister Berates Antony Blinken at G20 Summit\">maintaining open lines<\/a> of communication with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-pledges-orderly-transition-of-power\/\" title=\"President Trump pledges orderly transition of power\">local law enforcement<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to <em>Tablet<\/em>, the White House told Jewish groups after the plan\u2019s release, &#8220;It\u2019s factually incorrect to suggest [CAIR] are part of the strategy. They are not part of the strategy\u2014there are zero mentions.&#8221; Instead, the White House said CAIR was &#8220;listed in a supplemental document as one of the many independent organizations making commitments to help counter antisemitism.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jewish magazine Tablet criticized the Biden administration for partnering with the Council for American-Islamic Relations, known for its anti-Semitic history, in their &#8220;National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism.&#8221; The plan was announced last month, causing concern within the Jewish community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2083,"featured_media":1958335,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1958334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1958334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2083"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1958334"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1958334\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1958335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1958334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1958334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1958334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}