As reported by the New York Times:
As the poison of anti-Semitism spreads with dangerous violence throughout Europe, the Middle East, and even here at home — most recently in a horrific attack on Tuesday in Jersey City — President Trump is taking meaningful action to crush this evil.
On Wednesday, the president will sign an executive order to combat the rise of anti-Semitism on American college campuses. As a grandchild of Holocaust survivors, I understand the horrors of anti-Semitism. I could not be more proud of President Trump’s new policy.
But get this! Suddenly CAIR, which just called upon Amazon, Google and Barnes and Noble to remove “all white supremacist and pro-confederate digital audio books and related social media ads,” supports the freedom of speech:
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)…. pledged to oppose an executive order signed by President Trump that attempts to suppress academic freedom by conflating the vile bigotry of anti-Semitism with First Amendment-protected criticism of the Israeli government’s human rights abuses against Palestinians.
CAIR chapters across the country intend to work with local allies, students and educators to protect free speech and academic freedom from the Trump administration’s use of the executive order.
It doesn’t seem to matter how much this unindicted co-conspirator in a Hamas terror funding case contradicts itself. A certain segment of society remains its servant and believes its propaganda, surrendering to its “Islamophobia” battering ram that is intended to destroy the freedom of speech. CAIR aims to silence critics of Islam as it advances its goals.
The mission of Hamas — to which CAIR is linked — is to delegitimize the state of Israel and ultimately destroy it, in accordance with the Hamas charter. Those who support CAIR are facilitating that goal.
“CAIR Pledges to Counter Trump’s Unconstitutional Attempt to Silence Campus Criticism of Israeli Human Rights Abuses,” CAIR Press Release, December 11, 2019:
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today pledged to oppose an executive order signed by President Trump that attempts to suppress academic freedom by conflating the vile bigotry of anti-Semitism with First Amendment-protected criticism of the Israeli government’s human rights abuses against Palestinians.
CAIR chapters across the country intend to work with local allies, students and educators to protect free speech and academic freedom from the Trump administration’s use of the executive order.
In a statement, CAIR National Deputy Executive Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, Esq. said:
“President Trump’s attempt to punish free speech on college campuses by conflating the vile bigotry of anti-Semitism with criticism of the Israeli government’s human rights abuses against Palestinians is as unconstitutional as it is offensive.
“If President Trump truly wants to confront anti-Semitism, he should start with himself and the white supremacists employed and empowered by his administration. Just days ago, President Trump once again engaged in anti-Semitism by claiming that American Jews would vote for him to protect their wealth, and that some American Jews are insufficiently loyal to Israel.
“Students, academics and universities have every legal and moral right to criticize, condemn and even boycott foreign nations that violate human rights — including the Israeli government — and we intend to do everything we can to protect academic freedom from the impact of this executive order.”….