-EDW took $1.35M from AIPAC this year (as of Aug)
-Stansbury is on EDW's board
-EDW held fundraiser last night
-Fundraiser was less than 2 miles from Capitol Hill
-Stansbury still missed Hegseth impeachment vote
-Hegseth is key Iran War architect
-AIPAC lobbied for Iran War
It is appalling to penalise a mosque on behalf of Israel, for praying for Palestine - where kids are killed daily.
Lewisham mosque is beloved by locals - Muslims, priests, politicians and all. What *you* are doing is inflammatory, while mosques are being targeted across the UK
The “inflammatory” comments referred to here were in fact a dua (supplication) made during a Friday sermon. It was a standardised Islamic prayer, known as ‘Qunoot’, in which the Imam called upon God to intervene against those committing genocide against the Palestinian people, and to dismantle and bring an end to the actions of those responsible for such crimes.
According to the Commission, this supplication was inflammatory. The Commission appears to attach particular significance to the fact that the prayer was made in October 2023, which was close in time to the 7 October attacks. Yet in doing so, it entirely disregards the context in which the supplication was made.
By this time, the number of Palestinians killed in Gaza had already exceeded the number of people killed in the 7 October attacks. The UN was reporting approximately 3,700 Palestinian deaths, with more than 1,000 people believed to remain buried beneath the rubble at the date in question.
Equally, the Commission fails to acknowledge the wider context of the numerous genocidal and dehumanising statements made by Israeli officials, statements which were put into action by the devastating destruction and killing in Gaza. It is difficult to escape the impression that the Commission expects the Muslim community to subordinate its expression of grief, outrage, solidarity and religious conviction to the sensitivities of the Israeli state and its military, while remaining silent or temper its anger as Palestinians are killed. If you are unable to raise your hand to God, what else is left for you to do?
This raises fundamental questions about the Commission's role, its understanding of religious freedom and the limits of its authority. Does the Commission consider itself entitled to encroach upon the Muslim community and dictate the prayers its members may offer? Does it believe it has the authority to determine when such prayers may be said, or which circumstances justify them?
Most importantly, does the Commission operate according to a hierarchy of sensitivities, in which the perceived sensitivities of the Israeli state are afforded greater weight and protection than the lives, suffering and dignity of Palestinians?
A prayer calling upon God to intervene against those responsible for mass killing should not be divorced from the circumstances that gave rise to it, and then characterised as inflammatory simply because of the date on which it was offered. To do so risks turning the protection of sensitivities into a mechanism for policing religious expression and silencing legitimate expressions of solidarity with an oppressed and suffering population contrary to the principles of Arts 9 and 10 of the ECHR.
#CharityCommission
#Palestine #LIC #LewishamIslamicCentre
Hakeem Jeffries voted for:
H.Res. 719 — Honoring Charlie Kirk
H.R. 8034 — Arming Israel's genocide
H.R. 6090 — Making criticism of Israel a hate crime
H.Res. 883 — Designating "from the river to the sea" as antisemitic
H.Res. 888 — Made denying Israel's "right to exist" antisemitic
H.Res. 798 — Condemned anti-genocide protests on campuses
H.Con.Res. 57 -- Declared Israel as not racist and not apartheid (yes, that was a real thing that he really voted yes on)
H.R. 5323 - $1 billion more Iron Dome (in 2021)
H.R. 7006- Cut funding for UNRWA and stated USA would not recognize the international criminal court
H.Res. 481-Called anti-zionism antisemitism
H.R. 6408-Removed tax-exempt status for groups opposing genocide
H.R. 6679-Restricted admission to the USA for PLO reps
H.Res. 927-Condemned college presidents over bogus allegations of campus antisemitism
H.Res. 11-Objecting to the UN resolution criticizing Israeli occupation in Palestine
H.Con.Res. 58 - Denouncing the "horrors" of socialism
S. 1582- let Crypto do whatever it wants
H.R. 1346- Fuel "choice" bill that increased fossil fuel emissions by 25% through added ethanol
H.R. 5009 -Supported defense authorization that restricted gender-affirming care
H.R. 6544- Weakened nuclear regulatory power
H.R. 5110-Allows the government to give money to school programs that teach kids how to shoot guns
H.R. 3746-Gutted NEPA, approved controversial pipeline, tighter restrictions on SNAP
ICE KIDNAPPED A NURSE AND DELETED HER FROM THEIR DATABASE
HER NAME IS DR. ANN LAWANI
SHE HAS NO CRIMINAL HISTORY
SHE IS A PROFESSOR AT UNIV OF SAN FRANSISCO
@Rep_Stansbury I thought you were somewhat progressive - were you in attendance of EDW event, a funnel group for AIPAC yes or no? Why have you taken AIPAC money?
earlier this year I started taking photos to celebrate each 100k instagram follower milestone mark but now we’re averaging more than that each day and I can’t keep up so here’s the first 3
⭕️ Rep. Ilhan Omar wants to return to the House Foreign Affairs Committee after Republicans removed her in 2023, Semafor reports. She is also considering a seat on Appropriations.
If she returns to Foreign Affairs, her seniority could put her in line to chair its Africa subcommittee. Rep. Greg Meeks, the panel’s top Democrat, said the decision would be Omar’s “choice.”
UPDATE: There will be SEVEN Black Senators next year:
Scott Colom
Tim Scott
Cory Booker
Raphael Warnock
Lisa Blunt Rochester
Angela Alsobrooks
Juliana Stratton
The most in Senate history