US EditionStefanik Urges Treasury to Probe CAIR’s Alleged Hamas Links
Republican lawmakers cite CAIR's history and recent actions following the Hamas attack to request a Treasury investigation into potential sanctions violations and terrorism support.
- On Tuesday, Sen. Tom Cotton, Republican senator from Arkansas, and Rep. Elise Stefanik, Republican representative from New York, asked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for an immediate probe to ensure Council on American-Islamic Relations assets aren't used to advance Hamas's objectives.
- Long ago, CAIR was named an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation trial, whose founders were convicted of funneling millions to Hamas, and lawmakers cite evidence of CAIR's financial ties to HLF.
- After Oct. 7, 2023, lawmakers flagged CAIR officials' comments, including Nihad Awad saying he was `happy to see` Hamas attack, and CAIR's legal support for protests involving Mahmoud Khalil.
- The push reflects a broader Republican effort to scrutinize CAIR's finances and school programs, while CAIR insists it `does not support any foreign organization or government` and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer praises its civil‑rights work.
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Stefanik urges Treasury to probe CAIR’s alleged Hamas links
U.S. Congressmember Elise Stefanik and Senate Republican Conference Chair Tom Cotton have called for the U.S. Department of the Treasury to investigate the Council on American-Islamic Relations for possible sanctions violations or financial links to Hamas, while CAIR has responded by accusing Stefanik of attempting to trigger a "McCarthy-era witch hunt" and defending its mission to protect civil rights, enhance understanding of Islam, promote ju…
Stefanik urges Treasury to probe CAIR's alleged Hamas links
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — U.S. Congressmember Elise Stefanik of New York wants the U.S. Department of the Treasury to investigate the Council on American-Islamic Relations for possible sanctions violations or financial links to Hamas, a U.S.-designated terrorist organization. CAIR, the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, called a letter that Stefanik wrote to the Treasury an attempt to trigger a "McCarthy-era witch hun…
GOP lawmakers want Treasury to investigate CAIR for potential ties to Hamas
Sen. Tom Cotton and Rep. Elise Stefanik are asking the administration to look into the anti-Israel NGO’s funding and possible sanctions violations. The post GOP lawmakers want Treasury to investigate CAIR for potential ties to Hamas appeared first on Jerusalem World News.
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Cleveland Jewish NewsGOP lawmakers want Treasury to investigate CAIR for ‘potential ties to Hamas’
Sen. Tom Cotton and Rep. Elise Stefanik are asking the administration to look into the anti-Israel NGO’s funding and possible sanctions violations.The post GOP lawmakers want Treasury to investigate CAIR for ‘potential ties to Hamas’ appeared first on JNS.org.
Republican lawmakers demand Treasury probe CAIR over alleged Hamas ties and terrorism concerns
Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., and Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., urge Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to investigate CAIR for potential Hamas funding and terrorist group connections.
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