CAIR-CA faces backlash and funding scrutiny over viral leader video
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Updated · Fox News · May 7
CAIR-CA faces backlash and funding scrutiny over viral leader video
6 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 7
The clip appears to show California executive director Zahra Billoo urging supporters to be “strategic”, including not posting “I hate all Zionists” on LinkedIn.
Online critics including Harmeet Dhillon, Guy Benson and Christopher Rufo condemned the remarks, while Fox News Digital said it had not independently verified the full context.
The controversy revives attention on reports that CAIR-CA received about $40m in state-administered funds; CAIR says it is a lawful civil-rights group and denies longstanding extremist-link allegations.
Decades of allegations link CAIR to Hamas. Is new federal legislation the final chapter in this long-running controversy?
As states label an organization a terrorist group and courts push back, what is the future for free speech and security?
With $40 million in public funds under review, can a civil rights group survive such intense financial and political scrutiny?