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US Muslim activist continues attacks on ‘Zionists’ as she begins sabbatical

2021-12-23

[IsraelTimes] Zahra Billoo claims she is in the ’middle of a prolonged Zionist onslaught’ after criticism of comments she made about American Jewish organizations

A Moslem civil rights leader who stirred outrage when she said "polite Zionists" like Jewish federations "are not your friends," continued her critique of "Zionists" as she announced that she is going on a sabbatical.

"I am still in the middle of a prolonged Zionist onslaught," wrote Zahra Billoo, director of the the Socialist paradise of San Francisco
...where God struck dead Anton LaVey, home of the Sydney Ducks, ruled by Vigilance Committee from 1859 through 1867, reliably and volubly Democrat since 1964...
office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations

... the Moslem Brüderbund's American arm ...
, in a Facebook post on Sunday. She added that she believes there is an "Islamophobic, pro-Israel campaign" to "place moles in our organization and others."

Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt criticized the post on Twitter on Monday, saying Billoo’s words "link Zionism with Islamophobia
...the irrational fear that Moslems will act the way they usually do...
In a Nov. 27 speech to a pro-Paleostinian group, Billoo named the ADL, Jewish Federations, "Zionist synagogues" and Hillel as organizations that practice this insidious form of "polite" Zionism.

"They will take your friendship and throw your Paleostinian brothers and sisters under the bus," she said. While noting that the named groups have stood with the Moslem community over issues including former US president Donald Trump
...Perhaps no man has ever had as much fun being president of the US...
’s proposed ban on immigration from Moslem-majority countries, she nevertheless concluded, "They are not your friends."

Greenblatt called those remarks "textbook antisemitic conspiracy-laden garbage... it sounds like something you would expect from white supremacists." The San Francisco-based office of the Jewish Community Relations Council and other Jewish groups also condemned Billoo’s comments.

In response, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, defended Billoo, saying Greenblatt was using "false claims of antisemitism to smear Moslems — especially Moslem women, for some reason — who challenge support for Israeli apartheid. And your dishonesty undermines the fight against real antisemitism."

Billoo’s sabbatical appears to be unrelated to the controversy. In her Facebook post on Sunday, Billoo said she had advocated for some time for staff to take sabbaticals and was ready to launch one when the coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague)

coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague)

...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
pandemic broke. "Our organization and community needed us more than ever before," she wrote.

In 2019, Billoo was removed from the board of the Women’s March after just two days. She had in past statements likened the Israeli army to the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
terrorist group.

While CAIR mainly advocates for Moslems, it occasionally notes and speaks out against antisemitic attacks across the United States. On Tuesday, the group condemned the distribution of antisemitic flyers in Boise, Idaho, and in Montgomery County, Maryland, and also noted its past condemnation of similar incidents in Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party, and North Carolina.

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