(Forward) A speech by a leader in the Council on American-Islamic [Relations] — the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights group — drew a concerned response from some pro-Israel Jewish groups after she warned that Muslims who support Palestinian rights should not work with Jewish organizations that support Israel.
Zahra Billoo, who heads CAIR’s San Francisco office, addressed the American Muslims for Palestine convention in Chicago last month, telling attendees that they should be wary of partnering with Jewish organizations that take liberal positions on domestic political issues while also supporting Israel.
“Pay attention to the polite Zionists,” Billoo said, “the ones that say, ‘Let’s just break bread together. We oppose a Muslim ban in the United States — but we cannot support Palestinian human rights.’”
