CAIR: We Condemn Pelosi’s Smear That Gaza Ceasefire Protesters Are Spreading “Putin’s Message”

By CAIR Photos: YouTube Screenshots The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned an unsubstantiated smear by former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that those protesting the genocide and ethnic cleansing being carried out by Israel’s far-right government in Gaza are spreading “Mr. Putin’s message” and that the FBI should probe the protester financing. Pelosi made the remarks Sunday in a CNN interview. SEE: Pelosi urges FBI probe of Gaza ceasefire protests in US, suggests Russia links In a statement, CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad said: “We are deeply disturbed by Former House Speaker Pelosi’s comments. Rep. Pelosi’s claim that some of the Americans protesting for a Gaza ceasefire are working with Vladmir Putin sounds delusional and her call for the FBI to investigate those protesters without any evidence is downright authoritarian. “Sadly, Rep. Pelosi’s comments echo a time in our nation when opponents of the Vietnam War were accused of being communist sympathizers and subjected to FBI harassment. “Hundreds of thousands of Americans, including many young people, progressive activists, and Jewish, Muslim, Palestinian, and Black Americans, have been protesting to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. Millions more Americans support...