{"id":2086982,"date":"2023-11-01T15:37:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T19:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-biden-doj-just-tapped-this-anti-israel-group-for-a-united-against-hate-initiative-they-say-israel-is-guilty-of-genocide\/"},"modified":"2023-11-01T15:40:26","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T19:40:26","slug":"the-biden-doj-just-tapped-this-anti-israel-group-for-a-united-against-hate-initiative-they-say-israel-is-guilty-of-genocide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-biden-doj-just-tapped-this-anti-israel-group-for-a-united-against-hate-initiative-they-say-israel-is-guilty-of-genocide\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden DOJ selects anti-Israel group for &#8216;United Against Hate&#8217; initiative, accuses Israel of genocide."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fthe-biden-doj-just-tapped-this-anti-israel-group-for-a-united-against-hate-initiative-they-say-israel-is-guilty-of-genocide%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=2086982&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>The Biden Administration&#8217;s Troubling Choice for Hate \u2063Crime Forum<\/h2>\n<p>The \u2062Biden administration&#8217;s recent decision to include\u2062 an anti-Israel advocacy group in \u2063a forum on hate crimes has \u2064raised eyebrows and sparked\u2063 controversy. The Arab American Institute, known for \u2064its accusations of genocide against Israel, was invited to participate in \u2063the\u2062 Justice\u200c Department&#8217;s &#8220;United \u200cAgainst Hate&#8221; event.<\/p>\n<p>Led by Attorney General Merrick Garland and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-choice-to-lead-dojs-civil-rights-division-melanin-endows-blacks-with-greater-mental-physical-and-spiritual-abilities-video\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Choice to Lead DOJ\u2019s Civil Rights Division: \u201cMelanin Endows Blacks with Greater Mental, Physical and Spiritual Abilities\u201d (VIDEO)\">civil rights division<\/a> chief Kristen Clarke, the forum aimed to address the surge in hate \u2062crimes following Hamas&#8217;s attacks. However, the inclusion of\u200d an organization that\u2062 supports economic boycotts of Israel and has \u2063accused the Israeli government of &#8220;genocide&#8221; and &#8220;apartheid&#8221; against Palestinians is concerning.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062Arab \u2063American Institute&#8217;s executive\u200b director, Maya Berry, represented the organization at the forum. It is worth noting that the institute&#8217;s founder, James Zogby, has referred to Israel as &#8220;Nazis&#8221; and defended the term &#8220;Israel \u200dfirster,&#8221; which is used by white supremacists\u200d to question\u2062 the loyalty \u2064of American Jews.<\/p>\n<p>This is\u200c not an isolated incident. The Biden administration has been criticized \u2063for courting anti-Israel groups in its efforts to combat hate crimes. This decision comes at \u200ba time when anti-Semitic incidents have\u2063 skyrocketed by \u200bnearly 400 percent following the Hamas attack on Israel.<\/p>\n<p>FBI director Christopher Wray has even warned that the attack by \u2063Hamas is likely to inspire a terror threat comparable to\u200b that\u2062 of ISIS. Despite these alarming developments, the White House previously tapped the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), an organization labeled as an unindicted\u200c co-conspirator of Hamas, for its &#8220;national \u200dstrategy for combating anti-Semitism.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kristen Clarke, who oversees the \u2062Justice Department&#8217;s civil rights division, has also faced\u2062 criticism for praising anti-Semitic activists and \u200cscholars. Her support for Linda Sarsour and\u2062 Rep.\u2063 Rashida \u200dTlaib,\u2063 who have \u200cpromoted\u200b anti-Semitic tropes and \u2064defended Hamas&#8217;s\u2063 attack on Israel, \u2062has raised concerns about her\u200d impartiality.<\/p>\n<p>The Arab American Institute, \u2063while offering some criticism of Hamas, has consistently blamed Israel and \u200dthe United States for tensions with Palestinians. James Zogby, in\u200c particular, has\u200c accused successive US administrations of failing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/longtime-ethiopian-diplomat-resigns-in-protest-of-countrys-genocide\/\" title=\"Longtime Ethiopian Diplomat Resigns in Protest of Country\u2019s Genocide\">promote human rights<\/a> and peace, instead becoming complicit in the oppression \u2064of Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the institute has spread\u200c false claims, such as the allegation \u200bthat Israel\u200d bombed a Gaza hospital, resulting in the deaths of 500 people. Despite evidence pointing to Islamic terrorist groups \u200dfiring the rocket, the institute has rejected Israel&#8217;s explanation and accused\u200b them \u200bof \u2062war crimes.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to \u2064its anti-Israel stance, the Arab American Institute has lobbied against expanding counterterrorism statutes to include Muslim and Arab advocacy groups. Instead, they have urged\u2063 the \u200cBiden administration \u200bto focus on investigating white supremacists as domestic terrorists.<\/p>\n<p>It is \u2063concerning that \u2062the Biden administration continues\u2064 to align \u200ditself with \u2062organizations that promote anti-Israel sentiment and harbor questionable views. The\u200c inclusion \u2063of the Arab American Institute in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-biden-doj-just-tapped-this-anti-israel-group-for-a-united-against-hate-initiative-they-say-israel-is-guilty-of-genocide\/\" title=\"Biden DOJ selects anti-Israel group for 'United Against Hate' initiative, accuses Israel of genocide.\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/london-metropolitan-polices-asian-hate-crime-group-connected-to-alleged-chinese-spy-report\/\" title=\"London Metropolitan Police's Asian Hate Crime Group Connected to Alleged Chinese Spy: Report\">hate crime forum<\/a> raises questions<\/a> about\u200c the administration&#8217;s commitment\u2064 to combating hate\u200b crimes impartially.<\/p>\n<p>Despite requests for\u200d comment, neither the Justice Department nor the Arab American Institute have\u2063 responded.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does the inclusion of the Arab American Institute in the hate crime forum \u200baffect the credibility \u2062and effectiveness of\u200d addressing hate crimes?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Larming facts, the Biden administration seems \u200dto\u2062 prioritize appeasing anti-Israel\u200b groups\u200b rather than addressing the rise in hate crimes effectively.<\/p>\n<p>One of the main concerns with\u200c the inclusion of the Arab American Institute \u2063in the hate crime forum is its history of making extreme accusations \u200cagainst \u2064Israel. By accusing Israel\u2064 of &#8220;genocide&#8221; and &#8220;apartheid&#8221; without any \u2063factual basis, this organization undermines\u2064 the efforts to\u2064 have a productive and balanced discussion on hate crimes. Such rhetoric only fuels further division and\u200b animosity.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore,\u200b the Arab American Institute&#8217;s \u2064executive director, Maya Berry, is representing the \u2063organization \u200cat the forum. While she may not personally share the extreme views of the institute&#8217;s founder, James \u200cZogby, it is worrying that an organization with a history\u2062 of promoting such inflammatory language and ideas is given a platform in a discussion on \u200bhate crimes.<\/p>\n<p>It is essential to promote inclusivity and address hate crimes against all communities,\u2062 including the Arab\u2062 American community. However, including an organization with a clear bias \u2063and\u200d anti-Israel agenda \u200din the conversation undermines the credibility and effectiveness of\u2064 such efforts.<\/p>\n<p>The surge in hate \u2062crimes following \u2064Hamas&#8217;s attacks on Israel has highlighted \u200bthe urgent need for\u200b comprehensive \u2063discussions on combating hate and\u2064 promoting peace. Instead \u200dof engaging with organizations\u2062 that promote incendiary rhetoric and \u200csupport economic boycotts \u2062against Israel,\u200b the Biden \u200cadministration should focus on \u2063fostering dialogue and understanding among all \u200bcommunities affected by hate\u2062 crimes.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, this\u2063 troubling choice for the hate crime forum raises concerns about\u200b the Biden administration&#8217;s stance on Israel. It sends a message that the administration is willing \u2063to align\u2064 itself with \u200dgroups that demonize and \u200ddelegitimize the\u2063 Jewish state. This is deeply troubling and\u200b undermines the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/frances-renault-plans-no-big-price-cuts-despite-tesla-challenge\/\" title=\"France\u2019s Renault plans no big price cuts despite Tesla challenge\">long-standing alliance<\/a> between the United \u2064States and Israel.<\/p>\n<p>To effectively \u200bcombat hate \u2064crimes, \u2063it is \u200bcrucial to \u200baddress the root causes and promote understanding and tolerance. Including organizations that promote \u2063extreme views and undermine the\u200c efforts of peace and reconciliation\u200b only\u2063 perpetuates division and animosity.<\/p>\n<p>In \u2062conclusion, the Biden \u2063administration&#8217;s decision to\u200b include the Arab American Institute, an anti-Israel advocacy group, in a forum on hate crimes is troubling. By including an organization with a \u2063history of extreme rhetoric and support for economic boycotts against\u2062 Israel, the administration\u2062 undermines the credibility and\u200b effectiveness of the discussion on hate crimes. It is crucial to prioritize inclusivity, understanding, and dialogue\u2062 in efforts to combat hate crimes, rather than aligning with organizations that promote divisiveness and \u200bdemonization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biden administration selected an anti-Israel group, known for accusing Israel of genocide, to take part in a hate crime forum after Hamas&#8217;s attacks. The Arab American Institute joined the Justice Department&#8217;s &#8220;United Against Hate&#8221; forum, led by Attorney General Merrick Garland and civil rights division chief Kristen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":155,"featured_media":2086983,"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":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2086982","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"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\/2086982","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\/155"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2086982"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2086982\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2086983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2086982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2086982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2086982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}