U.S. Muslim women file complaint against Israeli lobby

March 16, 2007

The National Association of Muslim American Women (NAMAW) filed an official complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, Criminal Section, and also with the Executive Office for the U.S. Attorneys at the Department of Justice against pro-Israeli organizations in the United States, according to an article on theuglytruth.com.

The complaint states that as a result of misleading and false information provided to U.S. law enforcement agencies, the media and also to various governmental agencies, various Jewish groups and individuals have sought to create an environment that is hostile towards American Muslims, leading to the deprivation and violation of Muslim civil liberties and civil rights.

The complaint lists the American-Israel Political Action Committee (AIPAC), American Jewish Committee (AJC), Anti-Defamation League (ADL), and the American Jewish Congress B’nai B’rith, the Jewish Council on Public Affairs, as well as individuals such as Daniel Pipes, Steven Emerson, Rita Katz, Steven Schwartz, Evan Kohlman, and others.

The complaint consists of five pages of accusations, backed by more than 100 pages of relevant documents extracted from transcripts of Congressional testimonies, articles, and public statements.

In it, NAMAW says that “Jewish organizations and activists in the U.S. may have created enemies lists that include the names of Muslims, Arabs, white nationalists organizations, and others that they have targeted as threats to, or enemies of the state of Israel.”

“These Jewish organizations and activists have used their financial resources and also their formidable political influence to purposefully poison public opinion against Muslims, Arabs and Islam in an attempt to demonize and vilify the same for political purposes, and also to create an environment conducive to the deprivation and violation of Muslim and Arab constitutional rights, and especially the repression of Muslim religious and political freedoms, and free speech,” it added.

NAMAW also says that these organizations and individuals may have also committed perjury in testimonies provided to the U.S. Congress.

It says that Jewish groups and activists may have purposely given false impressions, and made false statements aimed at misleading the media, policy makers, law enforcement, and various government agencies.

These false statements led to an aggressive campaign in the United States to suppress Muslim rights, NAMWA says.

The complaint also says that NAMAW suspects that the Jewish campaign against Muslims and Islam in the United States has been ongoing for more than 10 years.

The group asks the Department of Justice to investigate its charges, and to cooperate with the Muslim community to dispel misconceptions and lies that have demonized Muslims, Arabs and Islam.

It also demands the DOJ to develop and implement programs aimed at healing U.S. society of the harsh racial and religious polarization resulting from an “ongoing and criminal hate campaign against Muslims, Arabs and Islam.”

The National Association of Muslim American Women (NAMAW) is a political organization whose mission is to organize and educate Muslim women and to make their voices heard on issues that are important and relevant to all Americans.

The association was originally formed in 1989 in Newark New Jersey as National Association of Muslim Women, and was later re-established in 1994 as the National Association of Muslim American Women (NAMAW).

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