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Noora Shalash, a former Cair official, was filmed by making antisemy comments and assaulting Jewish men in New York.
In the video, Shalash was seen chasing a Jewish man and stopping him to use a life inside a Manhattan building (image: x)
A former high-ranking official of the Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) was captured by the Chamber when he approved anti-Semitic comments and assaulted a Jewish man in New York City.
The woman, identified as Noora Shalash, who, according to the reports, worked with the Cair, Kentucky was seen to the Jewish men of poor quality and asking that the “ISIS to kill them”.
It is said that the incident took place on February 6. In the video, Shalash was seen chasing a Jewish man and prevented him from using a life inside a Manhattan building, which led another Jewish man to intervene.
While committed to one of them in a heated discussion, it was recorded in the camera saying: “They demand Jihad, I want Isis to kill them all.” The woman also accused the Jewish community to insult Jesus.
Racism is incorrect, no matter the source: the act of the woman’s condemnation
Shortly after the video went viral, the National Cair said that the woman “has not worked with our Cair-Ky chapter in five years.”
This is a lie. This person has not worked with our Cair-Ky chapter in five years. She has no role in our civil rights group. We condemn and reject antisemy comments in the video, as well as we condemn and reject anti-palestinian racism and anti-Musulman hatred hate you regularly … https://t.co/mmupusgjzv– Cair National (@Cairnational) February 7, 2025
Taking to X, the National Cair wrote: “This is a lie. This person has not worked with our Cair-Ky chapter in five years. She has no role in our civil rights group. “
An organization of civil rights and basic defense, Cair condemned racism and expressed solidarity against any type of discrimination for religious reasons.
“We condemn and reject the anti-Semitic comments in the video, as well as we condemn and reject antipalestine and anti-Muslim racism they hate you regularly. Racism is incorrect, regardless of the source or objective, “he added.
In particular, Cair is the organization of largest Muslim civil liberties in the United States, with affiliated offices throughout the country. Its national headquarters is found in Capitol Hill in Washington, DC
According to the Cair website, “since its establishment in 1994, Cair has worked to promote a positive image of Islam and Muslims in the United States. Through relations with the media, lobbying, education and defense, Cair works to ensure that a Muslim voice is represented. Through our work, Cair seeks to train American Muslims and encourage their participation in political and social activism. “
However, in 2020, Cair had shared a position by calling Shalash the director of government affairs for the Council.
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