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March 7, 2008
March 7, 2008
For Immediate Release
Contact: Joe Kaufman ([email protected])
Whilst speaking into a microphone bearing CAIR's name and logo, CAIR-Florida representative Jawhar "Joe" Badran stated clearly on video, "Hamas is not a terrorist organization." At the time, Badran was standing next to the Executive Director of CAIR-Florida Altaf Ali.
Other statements made by Badran at the rally, include: "Hamas is a defender of the Palestinian people. That's what Hamas is." And "Hamas is better than Fatah, because there's no corruption. Hamas takes care of the people."
A video of the statements can be seen here.
The statements were made less than a week prior to the terror attack on a Jerusalem school perpetrated by Hamas. The attack left eight Israeli students dead.
The press release issued by Hamas's military wing, the Ezzedeen Al-Qassam Brigades, claiming responsibility for the attack, can be seen here.
AAH Chairman Joe Kaufman stated, "It is unconscionable for CAIR to state its support for a group that targets youth with terrorist attacks. Given CAIR's ties to Hamas, we call on our government to, once and for all, shut the organization down."
Joe Kaufman is available for interview. E-mail: [email protected].
http://americansagainsthate.org/press_releases/PR-CAIR_Supports_Hamas.php
This item is available on the Militant Islam Monitor website, at http://www.militantislammonitor.org/article/id/3392