The Lie:
- CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations) and its campus partners are peaceful civil-rights groups defending student rights
The Truth:
- CAIR and its partner organizations belong to a coordinated, well-funded activist network that U.S. courts, federal investigators, and counterterrorism experts have directly linked to Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood, and other designated terrorist entities — and this same network is now paying students who were disciplined for anti-Israel campus agitation.
Summary (Background):
- Since October 7, campuses across the U.S. have seen a sharp rise in aggressive anti-Israel protests, building occupations, and confrontations with Jewish students.
- Multiple investigations show these actions are not spontaneous but supported by a network of NGOs,, including Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Within Our Lifetime (WOL), the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR), Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).
- CAIR, founded in the mid-1990s by members of U.S.-based Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas-linked groups, now operates over 30 chapters nationwide.
Truth Explained
- CAIR-California paid $1,000 cash “rewards” to students disciplined for anti-Israel campus actions — including students involved in violent building takeovers and encampments. According to the NY Post investigation, CAIR’s “Champions of Justice Fund” gave $20,000 to students suspended, arrested, or stripped of housing and scholarships for leading anti-Israel protests before and after October 7. The fund rewarded students who occupied buildings, blockaded campus facilities, disrupted events, or confronted Jewish students. This was not humanitarian aid — it was an incentive system for escalating campus confrontation.
https://nypost.com/2025/11/18/us-news/muslim-group-cair-cutting-1000-checks-for-anti-israel-agitators-who-have-been-disciplined-by-colleges/ - A network of extremist-aligned NGOs — including SJP, JVP, Within Our Lifetime, USCPR, Samidoun, and CAIR — provides the infrastructure fueling campus radicalization. NGO Monitor shows these groups coordinate messaging, distribute toolkits, offer free legal support, fund organizing, and train students to run encampments and confront law enforcement. Many have documented ties to Hamas, the PFLP, or the Muslim Brotherhood.
https://ngo-monitor.org/reports/ngo-network-orchestrating-antisemitic-incitement-on-american-campuses/ - CAIR’s origins are rooted in the U.S.-based Hamas/Muslim Brotherhood structure identified by federal investigators.The GWU Program on Extremism documents how CAIR emerged from Hamas-linked IAP and HLF after the 1993 Philadelphia meeting, where Hamas operatives planned to build a “neutral” front group to influence U.S. institutions while avoiding federal scrutiny. https://www.gwprogram.org
- CAIR’s executive director openly celebrated the October 7 massacre — confirming the ideological alignment behind the organization’s campus activity Nihad Awad stated: “Yes, I was happy to see people breaking the siege… on October 7,” endorsing the Hamas attacks as justified resistance. https://twitter.com/AmichaiChikli/status/1869337898937
Quotes
- “These programs support students after acts of criminality and violence, creating a reward structure for building the most militant face of the movement.” — Joel Finkelstein, NCRI Founder
- “There must be curricula and teaching materials which spread in Islamic schools… so the growing generation in America [does not] surrender to peace with Jews.” Senior Hamas/Muslim Brotherhood official, 1993 Philadelphia Meeting (GWU Program on Extremism)
- “I was happy to see people breaking the siege on October 7.” — Nihad Awad, CAIR Executive Director
Takeaway
CAIR paying students for campus mayhem is not a one-off scandal — it exposes a terror-linked, well-funded network shaping unrest and pushing extremist ideology onto American campuses.
