CAIR condemns attack on rabbi
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The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations has condemned an alleged bias attack on a Jewish man in a Brooklyn subway station.
According to news reports, the suspect was charged with aggravated harassment as a hate crime after he allegedly snatched a yarmulke from the head of an assistant rabbi on Tuesday.
Uria Ohana, 25, chased Ali Hussein after the 18-year-old allegedly snatched the traditional Jewish skull cap, according to United Press International.
As Ohana was giving chase, police said, Hussein and other youths were shouting “Allah-hu Akbar,” which is Arabic for “God is great.” The pursuit ended when Hussein ran into the street and was hit by a truck. The others in the group fled.
CAIR, in a statement issued today, said: “We call on law enforcement authorities to investigate this troubling incident as a possible hate crime and to prosecute the alleged perpetrators to the full extent of the law. There can be no excuse for targeting individuals based on their national origin, race, ethnicity, or religion.”
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CAIR, does this organization gain any legitmacy, it seeks to suppress anyone who critisize them via the legal system, many of its former officers are in jail for terrorism related charges. Of course to CAIR these are all urban legends according to its website… the truth is the truth,,, they are an EVIL ORGANIZATION with a veil of legitimacy given to them by liberals