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Firebrand Muslim group CAIR should be marginalized — not given taxpayer money

The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) has established itself as a go-to group when journalists or politicians want to engage with the Muslim community.

Fortunately, CAIR does not represent all American Muslims. Because while seeking better “relations” with the majority of Americans, CAIR has at times been sympathetic to radical Islam, and its leaders have empathized with violent groups like Hamas.

A new report in The California Post by Ryan Thorpe and Christopher Rufo of the Manhattan Institute shows that Gavin Newsom’s government has passed millions of state and federal dollars to CAIR.

The money is typically from programs that are meant to help immigrants settle in the United States. But there is a major risk in trusting an organization that is so hostile to America with assimilating new arrivals.

CAIR also has a deeply troubling background. As Thorpe and Rufo note, it had connections with the Holy Land Foundation, which saw several leaders convicted for trying to raise money in the U.S. for Hamas.

That trial was 20 years ago, but CAIR leaders have not shied away from expressing their true feelings about the terror group. Nihad........

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