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U.S. Muslim Group Accuses Jewish Charities of Funding Islamophobia
(JTA) Asaf Shalev - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), in a report issued on Jan. 11 on "Islamophobia in the Mainstream," cited five donor-advised funds affiliated with Jewish federations in New York, Boston, Los Angeles and the San Francisco area, as well as other entities with a focus on the U.S. Jewish community and Israel including the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA). In response, Sean Durns, CAMERA's senior analyst, said, "CAIR's assertions are gross falsehoods seeking to deflect from CAMERA's factual commentary about CAIR's extremist activity....The FBI itself has suspended ties with CAIR, which had no fewer than five former lay leaders or staffers arrested, convicted and/or deported on terrorism-related charges."