AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has condemned Israel’s latest ban on the Islamic call to prayer, also known as the adhan, at mosques in Israel, describing it as the regime’s latest act of war against Islam.
“Attacks on mosques, churches, cultural sites, and religious texts are all part of the decades-long Israeli campaign to erase Palestinian culture,” said Nihal Awad, the national executive director of CAIR.
He added that waging war on Islam and Christianity has always been a major component of Israel’s genocide targeting the Palestinian people.
Awad emphasized that US President Joe Biden’s support for Israel is the reason behind the suppression of religious liberties.
He called on Muslim-majority nations to take concrete actions to end the Israeli regime’s genocide.
Awad’s remarks came after Israel’s far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir ordered police to ban mosques in Israel from broadcasting the adhan.
In a video post on X, Ben-Gvir said police needed “to address and enforce the issue of noise in mosques.”
Under the minister’s instructions, police are allowed to enter mosques and confiscate loudspeaker equipment if found to be in use. Mosques broadcasting the call to prayer would also be fined.
CAIR, the largest Muslim civil rights organization in the United States, demanded that the Biden administration condemn Ben-Gvir’s call for the ethnic cleansing of Gaza.
Back in April, the CAIR denounced US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin for rejecting accusations that Israel has committed genocide in the besieged Gaza Strip.
The council made the condemnation in a statement on X shortly after Austin said Washington had seen no evidence that Israel committed acts of genocide.
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