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In his November 15, 2024, Friday sermon at the Islamic Center of Claremont, California, Husam Aylush, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) for the greater Los Angeles area, discussed the organization's plans following the U.S. presidential election. Aylush claimed that both Democratic candidates, Kamala Harris and Joe Biden, "sacrificed their race" to "pander to AIPAC and its money," accusing the pro-Israel lobby group of "buying a lot of [political] races." He also criticized President-elect Trump's cabinet nominees, stating, "We think we've reached the bottom, and then there is a new name that is below the bottom," referring to the appointments as a "who's who of Islamophobia."
Aylush addressed proposed House bill H.R. 9495, which seeks to revoke the tax-exempt status of organizations supporting terrorism, suggesting it could lead to the shutdown of mosques and organizations like CAIR, the Muslim American Society (MAS), and the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA). He urged congregants to join CAIR, emphasizing the organization's role in protecting students who may be labeled as "terrorists" for pro-Palestinian activism under the new administration. The sermon was streamed live on the Islamic Center of Claremont's YouTube channel. MAS officials and mosques have a history of supporting U.S. designated terrorist organizations and other terrorist-linked organizations.
Husam Aylush: "History will write that in 2024, the two Democratic presidential candidates sacrificed their presidential race literally, in order to pander to AIPAC.
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"They would not even change course in order to pander to AIPAC and its money and out of fear of AIPAC.
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"I know the system is corrupt and AIPAC buys a lot of the races, but it is only that way because most of us think it is so corrupt, [and say:] 'I don't want to be part of this system.'
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"We wake up every day and hear about the new appointments made by President-elect Trump. We think we've reached the bottom, and then there is a new name that is below the bottom. Where did they come up with that?
"It's almost like they had a list of who's who of Islamophobia, xenophobia, anti-black racism, white supremacy, and Zionism.
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"The President has not even been inaugurated, and his supporters have already introduced a bill in Congress, H.R. 9495. The bill calls for... it gives power to the government to basically shut down, revoke the non-profit status of any non-profit organization, based on accusations of terrorism, and the due process is very limited, a few days to try and that's it. Imagine how this would shut down...
"This could be mosques. This could be MAS, CAIR, ICNA, ACLU.
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"This is a bill that gives the President fascist powers. I'm telling you, we're starting to look more like the Middle East. If you miss back home, you don't have to go back home, back home came here.
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"So please be active, join the organizations, join CAIR on your way out. I would like to see each one of you become a member of CAIR.
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"We want to have a team that is ready to defend our students on campuses, because they are the number one target of this administration, and they have said that. [They said]: 'We are going to penalize every student and label them as terrorists, if they stand for the Palestinian people.' We can't leave our students alone. By Allah, they are the bravest of the bravest."
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