{"id":5936,"date":"2026-01-05T06:09:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T13:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/?p=5936"},"modified":"2026-01-05T06:09:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T13:09:39","slug":"nyc-mayor-elect-mamdanis-cair-ties-raise-alarms-amid-illegal-ops-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/2026\/01\/05\/nyc-mayor-elect-mamdanis-cair-ties-raise-alarms-amid-illegal-ops-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Mayor-Elect Mamdani’s CAIR Ties Raise Alarms Amid Illegal Ops Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u2022 No U.S. Federal Designation:<\/strong> <\/span>CAIR does not have a federal “terrorist” designation in the United States, but the organization has documented historical links to groups that support terrorism, which led to a suspension of formal FBI contacts. CAIR has consistently denied these allegations and condemns all forms of terrorism.
\n\u2022 U.S. Federal Designation:<\/strong><\/span> CAIR is not on the U.S. Department of State’s official list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations.
\n\u2022 FBI Suspended Ties:<\/strong><\/span> In 2008, the FBI suspended formal liaison contacts with CAIR due to evidence presented during a terror financing trial (the Holy Land Foundation case) that allegedly linked CAIR’s founders to a Hamas support network.
\n\u2022 Unindicted Co-Conspirator Status:<\/strong><\/span> In the Holy Land Foundation trial, CAIR was named an unindicted co-conspirator, meaning prosecutors believed the organization was involved but did not have enough evidence to bring charges.
\n\u2022 State-Level Designations:<\/strong> <\/span>The governors of Texas and Florida recently designated CAIR as a “foreign terrorist organization,” though these are state-level actions with no federal authority and are being challenged in court as unconstitutional and defamatory.
\n\u2022 UAE Designation:<\/strong> <\/span>The United Arab Emirates (UAE), a U.S. ally, designated CAIR as a terrorist organization in 2014 due to its alleged ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, a classification CAIR calls “shocking and bizarre”.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s appointment of Ramzi Kassem as chief counsel spotlights deep connections to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a group facing accusations of unlicensed political operations in 22 states. Kassem, a CUNY law professor who defended an al-Qaeda detainee, has publicly urged Muslims to follow activists Linda Sarsour and Imam Siraj Wahhaj while donating to CAIR, amplifying concerns over foreign influence and extremism in city governance.cair-ny<\/span>+4<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n

Kassem’s CAIR Endorsement<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Social media clips circulating since early January show Kassem promoting CAIR alongside Sarsour\u2014known for anti-Semitic rhetoric\u2014and Wahhaj, a controversial imam labeled an unindicted co-conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing for ties to plotters. Kassem co-directs a clinic aiding those targeted in counterterrorism probes, aligning with CAIR-NY’s praise for his appointment as advancing “civil liberties” for Muslims. CAIR-NY hailed Mamdani’s inauguration as a “historic moment” defeating “anti-Muslim bigotry,” signaling tight alliance.cair-ny<\/span>+5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n