CAIR reported receiving 3,578 complaints during the last 3 months of 2023 amid what it described as a “continuous wave of anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian hatred” (Anatolia)
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) announced - today, Monday - that complaints of discrimination and hatred against Muslims and Palestinians in the United States have increased by an estimated 180% during the past three months following the “Al-Aqsa Flood” operation and Israel’s launch of a devastating war on the Gaza Strip that left tens of thousands of martyrs. And the wounded.
Human rights defenders have noted an increase in Islamophobia and prejudice against Palestinians in the United States and elsewhere since the start of the Israeli aggression on Gaza.
Among the events that took place in the United States that raised concern were the shooting of 3 students of Palestinian origin last November in Vermont, and the stabbing death of a 6-year-old American child of Palestinian origin in Illinois in October. the past.
Increased hostility to Muslims
The CAIR Council reported receiving 3,578 complaints during the last 3 months of 2023, amid what it described as “a continuing wave of anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian hatred.”
This number represents an increase of 178% compared to the number of complaints in the same period of the previous year.
The Council explained that complaints of discrimination in the workplace were at the forefront with 662 cases, while the number of complaints related to hate crimes and discrimination reached 472 cases, and it also received 448 complaints related to discrimination in the educational field.
Earlier this month, the Anti-Defamation League reported that the three months following October 7 saw anti-Semitic discrimination incidents in the United States rise by 360% compared to the previous year.
The US government recently issued security directives related to communities founded on religious beliefs, in light of the escalation of "anti-Semitism" and "Islamophobia" since last October 7.
The Department of Justice is monitoring the increasing threats against Jews and Muslims as the crisis continues, while President Joe Biden has condemned anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.
Since Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, Israel has been waging a devastating war on Gaza that, as of yesterday, Sunday, resulted in the death of 26,422 Palestinians and the injury of 65,87 others, most of them children and women. The aggression also caused massive destruction of infrastructure, leaving an “unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe,” according to reports. Palestinian and international.
Source: Reuters