Posted by
Cristy Li on Tuesday, August 21, 2007 9:09:19 PM
Ghassan Elashi the founder of the Texas chapter of CAIR a Hamas terrorist front financing organization, named as an unindicted co-conspirator in United States of America v. Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development, et. al. Case No. CR-3:04 CR-240-G USDC, Dallas, TX was yesterday admonished by Judge Joe Fish, for telling the Jury, "...this trial is an extension of a Zionist conspiracy."
Once again, another Muslim blaming Israel for its troubles. CAIR which holds itself out as "America's largest Islamic civil liberties group with a mission to enhance understanding of Islam and encourage justice and mutual understanding" has once again demonstrated that it is just another anti-Semitic organization.
CAIR whose membership has fallen over the last few years blames not only Israel but blames the U.S. DoJ for its failings.
Three CAIR officials in Columbus, Ohio have likewise gone to the home of an individual to complain about a bumper sticker on a man's car. Ahmad Al-Akhras, Vice Chair of CAIR who is likewise a Commissioner of the Columbus Community Relations Commission a city governmental agency, on the Advisory Board of the McMaster School of Advancing Humanities at Defiance College and recently installed on the Executive Committee of the NAACP was one of the 3 Islamic un-invited guest to confront an individual about a bumper sticker which CAIR has determined to be offensive to their sensibilities.
It has been argued that this is just further evidence that CAIR regularly resorts to intimidation and harassment to silence critics of the radical Islamic organization.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) announced today that they are deeply troubled by the failure of CAIR to address its past affiliation with groups such as the "Islamic Association for Palestine" and to clearly and unequivocally condemn terrorists by name. "If CAIR truly repudiates acts of terror and murder, we would welcome a simple declaratory statement that no cause, no matter how just it may be, justifies the use of suicide killers, rockets or other means to target civilians." Abraham Foxman, ADL National Director said that CAIR has failed to reply to their letter of December, 2006
Instead CAIR has accused the ADL of seeking to hinder the due process rights of Muslims and of course CAIR has now blamed all of its troubles on a Jewish conspiracy.