(Jewish News of Northern California) A virtual discussion planned for Thursday evening hosted by the Commonwealth Club has been condemned by the Council on American-Islamic Relations, which claims that the two speakers hold “anti-Muslim” and “anti-Palestinian” views.
Not only is CAIR attempting to get the event canceled at the 11th hour, but the dust-up has resulted in the resignation of a Jewish member of the Commonwealth Club’s Inforum board, an advisory group that is co-hosting the discussion.
The event is scheduled to feature Somali-born, former Muslim Ayaan Hirsi Ali, who, in conversation with Jewish writer Bari Weiss, will be discussing “Islam, immigration and women’s rights,” according to the event’s title. That’s close to the subtitle of Hirsi Ali’s controversial new book “Prey,” which also is slated to be discussed.
