By Ibrahim Hooper
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said that an Associated Press (AP) investigation showing that the far-right Israeli government’s attacks on Gaza have wiped out “entire Palestinian families” once again proves Israel’s genocidal intent.
According to AP: “To a degree never seen before, Israel is killing entire Palestinian families, a loss even more devastating than the physical destruction and the massive displacement.
“An Associated Press investigation identified at least 60 Palestinian families where at least 25 people were killed — sometimes four generations from the same bloodline — in bombings between October and December, the deadliest and most destructive period of the war.
“Nearly a quarter of those families lost more than 50 family members in those weeks.”
SEE: The war in Gaza has wiped out entire Palestinian families. AP documents 60 who lost dozens or more – AP
Relatives of many American families are among the more than 37,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, slaughtered by Israel.
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Many more Gazans have been wounded. The New York Times reported today:“Doctors say they have been stunned by the sheer number of amputations in Gaza, which put patients at risk of infection in a place where access to medical care and even clean water is limited.”
SEE: ‘A Hellscape’: Dire Conditions in Gaza Leave a Multitude of Amputees – NY Times
Israel has also destroyed more than half of the buildings in Gaza. Including hundreds of mosques, schools and medical facilities. Millions have been forcibly displaced, often several times.
In a statement, CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad said:
“This important investigation by the internationally-respected Associated Press once again exposes the genocidal intent of the far-right Israeli government. Entire Palestinian families are being slaughtered, starved and forcibly-displaced every day, with the support of the Biden administration and using American weapons. There should be no more excuses for those who deny that Israel is annihilating the Palestinians and committing genocide. We demand that President Biden take concrete action to end the slaughter.”
Awad added: “President Biden has repeatedly violated his own ‘red lines’ by continuing to arm Israel and is doing a disservice to both our nation and humanity through his complicity with Israel’s genocide.”
Over the weekend, CAIR condemned what it called the latest “Israeli war crimes of the day” after a UNICEF official said he witnessed the execution of two Palestinian fishermen by Israeli forces.
CAIR also condemned the apparent systematic destruction of housing, health facilities and water wells in Gaza by Israeli forces. The UN agency for Palestinian refugees says less than on-third of health facilities are operational. The Palestine Red Crescent Society says 498 medical personnel have been killed by Israel. Video shows Israeli bulldozers demolishing homes west of Rafah that were already partially damaged by Israeli attacks.
Last week, CAIR condemned the malicious destruction by an Israeli soldier of a Gaza home shown in a video posted online.
CAIR also condemned the starvation death of Mustafa Hijazi, who reportedly died today as a result of the US-backed Israeli campaign of forced starvation, ethnic cleansing and genocide in Gaza. He was one of thousands of Gaza children starving because of the US-back Israeli genocide in Gaza. Israel has slaughtered more than 37,000 Gazans, mostly women and children.
Also last week, CAIR welcomed US sanctions on an Israeli extremist group that blocked humanitarian aid from being sent to Gaza and urged the Biden administration to go further and sanction the Israeli government for its forced starvation of Palestinians in Gaza and its campaign of genocide.
SEE: Palestinian children battle a deadly foe in Gaza — starvation – NBC
CAIR also called on the Biden administration to stop enabling and backing the starvation of children in Gaza by the far-right Israeli government.
SEE: CAIR Calls on Biden Admin to End Support for Starvation of Children in Gaza
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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Manager Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, iallison@cair.com
17 June 2024
Source: cair.com