(Free Beacon) A Muslim advocacy group is defending its decision to broadcast the claims of an Ohio man about a bogus anti-Palestinian hate crime. The man, Hesham Ayyad, was subsequently arrested for lying to police after he appeared to have fabricated the details of the crime.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) told the Washington Free Beacon that it merely “ask[ed] for an investigation” into Ayyad’s “credible allegations” of an anti-Palestinian hate crime. Ayyad, 20, told police that a driver yelled statements such as “kill all Palestinians” and “long live Israel” at him before hitting him with a car, prompting CAIR to call for charges against the alleged perpetrator. Security footage, however, showed that Ayyad was injured in a fight with his brother, and police subsequently charged Ayyad for lying about the attack.
