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==Terrorism==

==Terrorism==

CAIR's Nihad Awad, in 1994: "I am in support of the [[Hamas]] movement."<ref name=tnr-2007/> He said:<ref>[https://www.adl.org/sites/default/files/documents/assets/pdf/israel-international/israel--middle-east/Profile-The-Council-on-American-Islamic-Relations.pdf C.A.I.R.], ADL.<blockquote><font size=1>Nihad  Awad,  IAP’s  public  relations  director  and  contributing  editor  of  the  IAP  publication  Muslim  World  Monitor, became CAIR’s  executive  director.  During  a  panel  discussion  at  Barry University  in  Florida,  in  March  1994 Nihad  Awad said:  “I  used  to  support  the  PLO,  and  I  used  to  be  the  President  of  the  General  Union  of  Palestine  Students  which  is part  of  the  PLO  here  in  the  United  States,  but  after  I  researched  the  situation  inside  Palestine  and  outside,  I am  in support  of  the  Hamas  movement  more than  the PLO.”</font></blockquote></ref><blockquote>“I  used  to  support  the  PLO,  and  I  used  to  be  the  President  of  the  General  Union  of  Palestine  Students  which  is part  of  the  PLO  here  in  the  United  States,  but  after  I  researched  the  situation  inside  Palestine  and  outside,  I am  in support  of  the  Hamas  movement  more than  the PLO.” </blockquote>

CAIR's "[[Palestinian]]" American Nihad Awad, in 1994, declared his support for [[Hamas]].<ref name=tnr-2007/> He said:<ref>[https://www.adl.org/sites/default/files/documents/assets/pdf/israel-international/israel--middle-east/Profile-The-Council-on-American-Islamic-Relations.pdf C.A.I.R.], ADL.<blockquote><font size=1>Nihad  Awad,  IAP’s  public  relations  director  and  contributing  editor  of  the  IAP  publication  Muslim  World  Monitor, became CAIR’s  executive  director.  During  a  panel  discussion  at  Barry University  in  Florida,  in  March  1994 Nihad  Awad said:  “I  used  to  support  the  PLO,  and  I  used  to  be  the  President  of  the  General  Union  of  Palestine  Students  which  is part  of  the  PLO  here  in  the  United  States,  but  after  I  researched  the  situation  inside  Palestine  and  outside,  I am  in support  of  the  Hamas  movement  more than  the PLO.”</font></blockquote></ref><blockquote>“I  used  to  support  the  PLO,  and  I  used  to  be  the  President  of  the  General  Union  of  Palestine  Students  which  is part  of  the  PLO  here  in  the  United  States,  but  after  I  researched  the  situation  inside  Palestine  and  outside,  I am  in support  of  the  Hamas  movement  more than  the PLO.” </blockquote>

CAIR is registered as a lobbying group and is required by tax laws to report to the IRS contributions over $5,000.  The organization skirts disclosure laws by playing a shell game with 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) branches.  This allows CAIR to hide donations from foreigners, "make it possible to collect millions of dollars from oil-rich Muslim nations without disclosure."<ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2013/09/21/cair-collects-millions-from-foreign-donors-thanks-to-non-profit-shell-game/#ixzz2frveOq17 CAIR collects millions from foreign donors thanks to non-profit shell game, TheDailyCaller.com]</ref>

CAIR is registered as a lobbying group and is required by tax laws to report to the IRS contributions over $5,000.  The organization skirts disclosure laws by playing a shell game with 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) branches.  This allows CAIR to hide donations from foreigners, "make it possible to collect millions of dollars from oil-rich Muslim nations without disclosure."<ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2013/09/21/cair-collects-millions-from-foreign-donors-thanks-to-non-profit-shell-game/#ixzz2frveOq17 CAIR collects millions from foreign donors thanks to non-profit shell game, TheDailyCaller.com]</ref>