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Hussam Ayloush deserves credit for cultivating his reputation as a \u201cmoderate Muslim.\u201d<\/p>

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He has proven effective at winning over audiences — including liberal Jews — all the while aiming many of his relentless anti-Israel attacks at them. His worst detractors would concede he qualifies as the educated and polished face of CAIR-LA (Council on American-Islamic Relations).<\/p>\n

Ayloush showcased his rhetorical skill at the time he issued a \u201cpublic statement\u201d opposing UCLA\u2019s new guidelines to (released by Chancellor Julio Frenk and a 15-person action group). Many Jewish parents of UCLA students\u2019 were gobsmacked by the \u201cperverse logic\u201d of Ayloush\u2019s statement posted last month: The main message behind the \u201cCAIR statement\u201d was to oppose the university\u2019s new guidelines to protect Jewish students from harassment, physical assault, and overt hatred, on the basis of it having a \u201cchilling effect\u201d<\/em> on the civil rights of pro-Palestinian and Muslim students.<\/p>\n

The tragic events behind the \u201cFree Palestine\u201d protests are blatantly absent from CAIR\u2019s statement.<\/p>\n

Ayloush fails to mention the pattern of abuse and harassment perpetrated by the protestors — which included raining blows on Jewish students and erecting “Jew-Free Zone” blockades on campus. Jewish students were not allowed to pass through the blockades without first condemning the actions of so-called \u201cgenocide\u201d committed by Israel or agreeing to wear a symbol condemning the Jewish state.<\/p>\n

Some would argue the real \u201cchilling effect<\/em>\u201d could be traced to the recorded statements made by UCLA students who were on the receiving end of the April 25-May 2, 2024 attacks:<\/p>\n

UCLA freshman Eli Tsives, who was filmed while attempting to access a campus area, said: \u201cI deserve to go here. I pay tuition. This is our school.\u201d He was prevented from passing through a \u201cJew Free Zone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another student, Elinor Hess, remembers being knocked to the ground by pro-Palestinian protestors while attempting to pick up a flag. \u201cWhen I was down — I was kicked a few times… dragged across the ground, and then my head started bleeding.\u201d She lost consciousness during the attack, according to the police report.<\/p>

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Many Jewish parents, who feared for their children on campus, were further incensed at the statement\u2019s shifting the culpability from the victimizers to the victims. In retrospect, CAIR offered its own version of events. \u201cUCLA has a long history of targeting lawful student speech and activism on campus,\u201d CAIR asserts. \u201cIt has failed time and again to take actionable steps to protect its Palestinian, Arab and Muslim student and faculty.\u201d<\/p>\n

Elinor Hess\u2019 parents, undoubtedly, would take little comfort from the CAIR\u2019s assertion that they care about the \u201ccivil rights of all students including Jewish students.\u201d Advancing \u201cjustice for all\u201d is part of CAIR\u2019s theme, along with its carefully crafted acronym spelling out a sentiment many supporters of Israel would find perverse.<\/p>\n

CAIR once enjoyed the status of the \u201creasonable voice\u201d on Islamic-American relations: It became a media darling for nearly 10 years (late 1990s to early 2000s). The mainstream reporters routinely cited CAIR as the \u201cgo-to-voice\u201d commenting on controversial issues, including Israel\u2019s role in the Middle East.<\/p>\n

Then the curtain was pulled back on CAIR\u2019s criminal activities: The organization operates more than 35 chapters in the U.S., and several members were criminally charged with funneling money to terrorists. The organization was cited as an \u201cunindicted co-conspirator\u201d in the U.S. vs. Holy Land Foundation<\/em> case in 2007. Not everyone got off as an \u201cunindicted co-conspirator.\u201d CAIR official Ghassan Elashi was convicted in connection with the crime of assisting in financing $12 million to Hamas, and several other members of CAIR faced terrorism-related charges.<\/p>\n

The Holy Land<\/em> case gave new meaning to the popular chant, \u201cFrom the River to the Sea\u201d: It cast a dark shadow on the alleged \u201ccivil rights\u201d group\u2019s assertion that it protects the \u201coppressed around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ayloush and his colleagues may not have been anywhere near the protestors\u2019 blockades or handing out pepper spray to pro-Palestinian protestors. The leader\u2019s words may have proven far more effective in stoking the anger of protesters and contributing to an atmosphere of oppression on the UCLA campus.<\/p>

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