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“I don’t want Muslims in America. Get the f*ck out of the United States. Go back to the “sh**house where you came from.” Those were the words applauded by the audience at the "Jewish American Summit," which was hosted by the @ADL and various other major Israel advocacy organizations. We strongly condemn the ADL and other sponsors of this event for hosting speakers who were well known to be virulently anti-Muslim extremists, including Mosab Hassan Yousef and Gaad Saad. We also condemn the audience for applauding Yousef's call for American Muslims to leave their own nation. The kind of hate-filled rhetoric applauded at the Jewish American Summit is the same sort of rhetoric that has fueled a rise in anti-Muslim bigotry and violence, including the attack on the Islamic Center of San Diego. The sponsors of this summit should apologize, repudiate these remarks, and support justice for all people, here and abroad.

H.R. 4795 is a blatant attempt to hold American students’ financial futures hostage in order to shield the Israeli government and entities operating under Israeli law from peaceful economic pressure. Students and faculty have the right to speak, organize and urge their institutions to align investment and purchasing decisions with their values. Congress should not threaten Pell Grants and student loans simply because lawmakers dislike the outcome of that advocacy. Boycott and divestment campaigns have long served as powerful, nonviolent tools for confronting injustice. This bill would single out one foreign country for exceptional protection, interfere with university autonomy and punish American students to advance the interests of the Israeli government. The American people deserve a Congress that puts their constitutional rights and interests first—not the political demands of a foreign government. Every member of the House should vote no on H.R. 4795.

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.@cairlosangeles Legal Director Amr Shabaik, Esq., said: “Anti-Muslim conspiracy theories that portray Muslim communities as ‘parallel societies’ with so-called ‘no-go zones’ are not only false and unfounded, but—as demonstrated by the alarming influx of online threats targeting ISOC—they are also dangerous and put real lives at risk." READ: tinyurl.com/yc7aeucw