WASHINGTON, Jan 06 : The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a leading Muslim advocacy group, , has called President Joe Biden\u2019s new $8 billion arms deal in support of Israel\u2019s genocide in Gaza \u2018racist\u2019 and \u2018sociopathic\u2019.\u009d
\nThe US State Department has notified Congress \u2018informally\u2019 of an $8 billion proposed arms deal with Israel that will include munitions for fighter jets and attack helicopters as well as artillery shells, according to Axious, an American news website.
\nCAIR\u2019s condemnation comes as Israel is planning to step up its forced starvation of the civilian population in Gaza after President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated.
\nMultiple human rights organizations and international bodies have accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza. The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for committing war crimes.
\nIsrael has slaughtered more than 45,000 people in Gaza, mostly women and children, including seven children murdered today in an Israeli strike on a residential building in Gaza.
\n\u201cWe strongly condemn the Biden administration for its unbelievable and criminal decision to send another $8 billion worth of American weapons to the government of indicted war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu instead of using American leverage to force an end to the genocide in Gaza,\u201d CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad said.
\n\u201cOnly racists who do not view people of color as equally human, and sociopaths who delight in funding mass slaughter, could send Netanyahu even more bombs while his government openly kidnaps doctors, destroys hospitals, and exterminates the last survivors in northern Gaza,\u201d Awad said.
\nEarlier, CAIR called on the Biden administration to take immediate action after Israel reportedly \u201cdisappeared\u201d Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, a top Palestinian physician serving victims of Israel\u2019s genocide in Gaza.
\nLast week, CAIR condemned the world\u2019s \u201csilence\u201d over the ongoing ethnic cleansing of Gaza as a new report indicates that Gaza\u2019s population decreased by six percent since Israel\u2019s invasion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
WASHINGTON, Jan 06 : The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a leading Muslim advocacy group, , has called President Joe Biden\u2019s new $8 billion arms deal in support of Israel\u2019s genocide in Gaza \u2018racist\u2019 and \u2018sociopathic\u2019.\u009d The US State Department has notified Congress \u2018informally\u2019 of […]<\/p>\n
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