To: The United States House of Representatives and The United States Senate
Congress: Press Israeli Govt to Disavow Anti-Muslim Hate Group
Just Foreign Policy
Press Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Ron Dermer to refuse an award from and disavow the anti-Muslim Center for Security Policy, which the Southern Poverty Law Center classifies as a hate group.
Why is this important?
Israel’s ambassador to the U.S. Ron Dermer is set to receive an award from the Center for Security Policy. CSP head Frank Gaffney claims that Hillary Clinton’s top aide Huma Abedin has ties to terrorist groups. Gaffney has suggested that President Obama might be a Muslim, that Muslim members of Congress shouldn’t be given access to classified information, and that white nationalist Jared Taylor’s website is "wonderful." Donald Trump cited a bogus survey Gaffney produced as justification for his proposed ban on Muslims. [1] The Southern Poverty Law Center classifies the Center for Security Policy as a hate group. [2]
J Street has called on Ambassador Dermer to refuse the award and to condemn the dangerous activities and views of the CSP and Frank Gaffney. [3]
Urge Members of Congress to press Ambassador Dermer to refuse this award and condemn this hate group by signing our petition.
References:
1. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ron-dermer-frank-gaffney_us_58191790e4b0f96eba96b6bd
2. https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/center-security-policy
3. http://jstreet.org/press-releases/j-street-calls-israels-ambassador-dermer-decline-award-islamophobic-hate-group-condemn-groups-activities/