Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, the Muslim Public Affairs Council demonstrated at Congressman Brad Sherman’s district office in an effort to derail the hearings [See press release of July 30]. Two other groups have criticized Sherman.
The first of these organizations is the Council of American-Islamic Relations, whose current executive director has stated, “I am [in] support of the Hamas movement.” It was named as an unindicted co-conspirator in the 2007 Justice Department case against those alleged to have been raising money for Hamas in the U.S.
The second group is the Islamic Society on North America which sought to derail Sherman’s hearings Thursday. This group was also listed as an unindicted co-conspirator by the Justice Department in the case alleging efforts to raise money for Hamas. Further, a recently declassified FBI memo on NAIT, the parent organization of the Islamic Society of North America, states as follows: “Within the organizational structure of the NAIT are those… who have declared war on the US… with the common goal being to further the Holy War (Islamic jihad).”
