(ECC Union) The Council on American-Islamic Relations’ Los Angeles office released a statement Friday, June 16, condemning El Camino College’s official response to the controversy surrounding a graduation speech by the outgoing student government president.
Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) LA-based director Hussam Ayloush released a public statement in support of former El Camino student Jana Abulaban, who received international attention after making remarks during the 2023 El Camino commencement ceremony that some critics called “antisemitic.”
Supporters claim Abulaban’s words were fair criticism and free speech.
“The administration’s attempt to conflate Jana Abulaban’s legitimate criticism of Israeli human rights violations with antisemitism is both dishonest and misleading,” the statement read. “It is immoral for an institution of higher learning to misrepresent her position and join the bandwagon of unfair attacks against her.”
