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BREAKING – CAIR Calls on President Biden to ‘Stop the Madness’ After Israeli Forces Torture Naked Palestinian Prisoners, Massacre 100+ Civilians in Gaza Refugee Camp [1]

['Ismail Allison']

Date: 2023-10-31 11:13:50-04:00

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/31/2023) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on President Biden to “stop the madness” after Israeli forces tortured naked Palestinian prisoners on camera in the West Bank, forced another blindfolded captive to shout “long live Israel,” used a tank to blow up a fleeing civilian vehicle in northern Gaza, and massacred more than 100 Palestinians in bombings of Jabalia refugee camp in the Gaza Strip.

Israeli strikes reportedly destroyed an entire residential area in the refugee camp.

SEE: Israel Destroys Center of Jabalya Refugee Camp; Kills Hundreds

At least 100 killed as Israel bombs Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza

In a statement, CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad, who is Palestinian-American, said:

“Enough is enough. President Biden must end our nation’s complicity in Benjamin Netanyahu’s increasingly genocidal campaign of violence against Palestinian civilians in both Gaza and the West Bank. Every new massacre that the Israeli government commits further stains our nation’s reputation and refutes the claim that our nation supports human rights. If our leaders truly do view Palestinians as human beings worthy of life and freedom, we must stop this madness.”

CAIR recently said it is “unacceptable” for the Biden administration to continue refusing to seek a ceasefire in Gaza despite the fact that many American travelers and hostages are under Israeli bombardment that has already killed more than 8,000, including thousands of children.

He noted that CAIR previously called Israeli government’s indiscriminate attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure in Gaza “genocide” after the death toll of Palestinians topped 5,000.

CAIR also said U.S. officials will be complicit in the ethnic cleansing of Gaza unless they intervene after the Israeli government announced that any Palestinian civilians who refuse to leave their homes in north Gaza could be identified as accomplices with a terrorist organization, and presumably targeted for killing by Israeli forces.

[NOTE: More than 80,000 Americans have used CAIR’s action alert to contact their members of Congress and call for an end to the violence and the renewal of U.S.-led efforts to end the occupation. SEE: Urge Your Members of Congress to Address Root Cause of Mideast Violence (cair.com) ]

BACKGROUNDER:

CAIR condemned a deadly Israeli airstrike targeting the Greek Orthodox Church campus in Gaza that killed 17 people.

Israel’s far-right defense minister has said that Israel is fighting “human animals” and that the entire Gaza population would be treated accordingly through a “complete siege” on the Gaza Strip that block all supplies of electricity, food and fuel. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres he is “deeply distressed” by that blockade.

According to the Geneva Convention, states must allow the free passage of medical supplies, food, and other relief supplies for the benefit of a civilian population.

The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court states that it a war crime to: “Intentionally using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare by depriving them of objects indispensable to their survival, includin[sic] impeding relief supplies as provided for under the Geneva Conventions.”

Collective punishment is also prohibited by Article 33 of the Geneva Conventions, which states: “No protected person may be punished for an offence he or she has not personally committed. Collective penalties and likewise all measures of intimidation or of terrorism are prohibited.”

CAIR’s mission is to protect civil rights, enhance understanding of Islam, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.

La misión de CAIR es proteger las libertades civiles, mejorar la comprensión del Islam, promover la justicia, y empoderar a los musulmanes en los Estados Unidos.

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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, [email protected]; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-999-8292, [email protected]; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, [email protected]; CAIR National Communications Manager Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, [email protected]

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