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Eight days after Gov. DeSantis branded CAIR a “foreign terrorist organization” by executive order, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights group filed a federal lawsuit challenging the designation as unconstitutional. DeSantis welcomed the suit, saying he looked forward to “discovery — especially the CAIR finances.”
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order designating CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood as “foreign terrorist organizations” — a designation the federal government has not made. That same evening, he told Florida lawmakers to make it permanent law. CAIR called it unconstitutional and announced plans to sue.
Jewish leaders and Democrats are calling Florida’s proposed Shari’a ban hypocritical and unconstitutional. The bill’s sponsor and sole Democratic co-sponsor are both Jewish and pro-Israel. Critics say the bill, filed on the Oct 7 anniversary, amounts to collective punishment of Florida’s Muslim community.
The Orlando Sentinel reports that Florida Republicans are calling for stripping voucher funding from Islamic schools while defending billions in public money for Christian ones. AG Uthmeier calls it a national security threat. There are roughly 24 Islamic schools in a program serving 2,278 campuses.
United Voices condemns renewed Israeli airstrikes in Gaza that killed at least 21 civilians, calling the escalation a ceasefire violation and urging U.S. policy reassessment.
United Voices is calling on President Trump to demand Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu halt escalating attacks in Gaza after Israeli forces killed 11 members of the Abu Shaaban family — including seven children and three women — in what amounts to a blatant ceasefire violation, while returned Palestinian detainee bodies show signs of torture and execution.
Rep. Hillary Cassel’s own statement on her anti-Shari’a bill makes the motivation explicit: ‘solidarity with Israel and the Jewish people.’ The party-switching lawmaker filed the bill on October 7. The sole Democratic co-sponsor is also Jewish and pro-Israel.
Hillary Cassel Switched Parties Over Israel. Now She’s Leading Florida’s Anti-Muslim Legislative Push
Hillary Cassel switched from Democrat to Republican over Israel. Within months, she filed Florida’s anti-Shari’a bill on the October 7 anniversary. The sole Democratic co-sponsor is also Jewish and pro-Israel. Critics say the bill amounts to collective punishment of Florida’s Muslim community.