Muslim civil rights and advocacy group asks President Trump “how many more children have to die” before he stops Netanyahu
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/26/2025) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the Israeli government’s “barbaric” assassination of two Red Cross workers and a separate bombing of a school shelter that killed at least 36 displaced people, including 18 children.
Washington, D.C., based CAIR’s condemnations come as Israelis marched through Muslim neighborhoods of Jerusalem’s Old City shouting “death to Arabs” and Israel’s former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says he now believes his country’s actions in Gaza are “war crimes.” He admitted, “What we are doing in Gaza is a war of extermination: indiscriminate, unrestrained, brutal, and criminal killing of civilians.” A leaked recording also revealed racist, anti-Arab remarks made by the newly-appointed head of Israel’s internal security agency.
Israel has slaughtered almost 54,000 people in Gaza – mostly women and children – including more than 200 journalists and more than 2,220 families.
In a statement, CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad said:
“How many more children, women, the elderly, journalists, health care workers, and first responders must Benjamin Netanyahu slaughter with American weapons before President Trump forces him to accept a permanent ceasefire deal that ends the genocide for good and frees all captives? Every hour that Israel’s genocidal crimes continue with impunity – and with our government’s complicity – adds more dishonor to a shameful period in the history of our nation and the world.”
Yesterday, CAIR reiterated its call for U.S. and world media professionals to defend their colleagues in Gaza after Israel murdered another Palestinian journalist.
CAIR also condemned the Israeli government’s bombing of a Gaza doctor’s home, burning nine of her 10 children to death while she worked at a hospital, as “pure evil.”
On Friday, CAIR condemned the Israeli government’s mass slaughter of civilians in the bombing of a residential building in Gaza.
CAIR’s mission is to protect civil rights, enhance understanding of Islam, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.
26 May 2025
Source: cair.com