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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/08/us/politics/white-house-cair-nihad-awad.html
White House Disavows U.S. Islamic Group after Leader's Oct. 7 Remarks
(New York Times) Peter Baker - A spokesman for President Biden condemned the remarks by Nihad Awad, the national executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), on Thursday. "We condemn these shocking, antisemitic statements in the strongest terms," said White House spokesman Andrew Bates. "The horrific, brutal terrorist attacks committed by Hamas on Oct. 7 were, as President Biden said, 'abhorrent' and represent 'unadulterated evil.'" The White House included an officer of CAIR in a "listening session on Islamophobia" in May with Doug Emhoff. Later that month, the White House listed the council among several independent organizations in a document discussing commitments to fight antisemitism. The White House removed CAIR's name from the online document on Thursday.