CAIR Executive Director Nihad Awad ‘Happy to See’ Oct. 7 Hamas Terror Attack

RUSH TRANSCRIPT AWAD It ░░░░░░░░ truly honoring to be ░░░░░░░░ another time to speak ░░░░░░░░ a platform that I ░░░░░░░░ is probably the widest ░░░░░░░░ most effective platform for ░░░░░░░░ Muslims and people of ░░░░░░░░ faith traditions and the ░░░░░░░░ Palestine movement to honor ░░░░░░░░ the work for Palestine ░░░░░░░░ the United States The ░░░░░░░░ month and a half ░░░░░░░░ shown the importance of ░░░░░░░░ we can do what ░░░░░░░░ have done and what ░░░░░░░░ to be The subject ░░░░░░░░ this discussion is Gazan ░░░░░░░░ The transformation that affected ░░░░░░░░ region I would like ░░░░░░░░ let Dr Osama Abu ░░░░░░░░ ph to focus more ░░░░░░░░ the region on the ░░░░░░░░ in the region And ░░░░░░░░ m sure he will ░░░░░░░░ on issues and areas ░░░░░░░░ the region I would ░░░░░░░░ to acknowledge the following ░░░░░░░░ when we talk about ░░░░░░░░ and it transformed the ░░░░░░░░ I believe it also ░░░░░░░░ transformed the world The ░░░░░░░░ beyond its borders But ░░░░░░░░ don t want Gaza ░░░░░░░░ stay abstract in people ░░░░░░░░ Gaza I would like ░░░░░░░░ break it down to ░░░░░░░░ following Gaza the people ░░░░░░░░ the men Gaza the ░░░░░░░░ Gaza the children Gaza ░░░░░░░░ leadership Gaza the history ░░░░░░░░ people of Gaza who ░░░░░░░░ have and many people ░░░░░░░░ the world started to ░░░░░░░░ are not only under ░░░░░░░░ they re not in ░░░░░░░░ largest open prison in ░░░░░░░░ world but they are ░░░░░░░░ the largest concentration camp ░░░░░░░░ the world And that ░░░░░░░░ break any society would ░░░░░░░░ any people will starve ░░░░░░░░ people will destroy the ░░░░░░░░ and hope of any ░░░░░░░░ Sixteen years 30 years ░░░░░░░░ six years in fact ░░░░░░░░ deep as deep in ░░░░░░░░ as 75 years old ░░░░░░░░ 1946 the people of ░░░░░░░░ more than any part ░░░░░░░░ Palestine have endured the ░░░░░░░░ the harshest the most ░░░░░░░░ weapon system that has ░░░░░░░░ created by superpowers including ░░░░░░░░ United States The people ░░░░░░░░ Gaza by any material ░░░░░░░░ they would have been ░░░░░░░░ they would not have ░░░░░░░░ they would not have ░░░░░░░░ alive they would not ░░░░░░░░ done what they have ░░░░░░░░ for so many decades ░░░░░░░░ I hope unlike so ░░░░░░░░ people who only woke ░░░░░░░░ to October 7th the ░░░░░░░░ of Gaza have been ░░░░░░░░ and living every day ░░░░░░░░ October 6th 5th 4 ░░░░░░░░ 2 1 and September ░░░░░░░░ and all the way ░░░░░░░░ 1956 The people of ░░░░░░░░ only decided to break ░░░░░░░░ siege the walls of ░░░░░░░░ concentration camp on October ░░░░░░░░ And yes I was ░░░░░░░░ to see people breaking ░░░░░░░░ siege and throwing down ░░░░░░░░ shackles of their own ░░░░░░░░ and walk free into ░░░░░░░░ land which they were ░░░░░░░░ allowed to walk in ░░░░░░░░ and Applause And yes ░░░░░░░░ people of Gaza have ░░░░░░░░ right to self defense ░░░░░░░░ the right to defend ░░░░░░░░ and yes Israel as ░░░░░░░░ occupying power does not ░░░░░░░░ that right to self ░░░░░░░░ Applause And this is ░░░░░░░░ me emotionally speaking This ░░░░░░░░ what the international law ░░░░░░░░ That an occupying power ░░░░░░░░ no self defense from ░░░░░░░░ territory it occupies while ░░░░░░░░ hear the entire world ░░░░░░░░ world is denying occupied ░░░░░░░░ right to self defense ░░░░░░░░ granting the right to ░░░░░░░░ aggressive to the occupier ░░░░░░░░ people of Gaza have ░░░░░░░░ themselves Conclusions from the ░░░░░░░░ before we talk about ░░░░░░░░ cause of faith Have ░░░░░░░░ have you seen what ░░░░░░░░ have seen Have you ░░░░░░░░ these people is a ░░░░░░░░ that other people can ░░░░░░░░ to Allah subhanaw taala ░░░░░░░░ create this life is ░░░░░░░░ or less conducted and ░░░░░░░░ have you heard from ░░░░░░░░ people I have not ░░░░░░░░ above where they are ░░░░░░░░ themselves that God is ░░░░░░░░ than God is bigger ░░░░░░░░ God is bigger than ░░░░░░░░ and God is because ░░░░░░░░ heard that I heard ░░░░░░░░ from people who are ░░░░░░░░ their loved ones from ░░░░░░░░ from people If anyone ░░░░░░░░ at them and sees ░░░░░░░░ they will feel sorry ░░░░░░░░ them because the broken ░░░░░░░░ has destroyed more than ░░░░░░░░ of killed and injured ░░░░░░░░ of thousands of people ░░░░░░░░ been almost four decades ░░░░░░░░ the region son or ░░░░░░░░ or their loved ones ░░░░░░░░ this way of looking ░░░░░░░░ the people in hospitals ░░░░░░░░ after Israel residential building ░░░░░░░░ individuals is the response ░░░░░░░░ for most people of ░░░░░░░░ they were eliminated They ░░░░░░░░ eliminated Transformation transform transform ░░░░░░░░ outside Gaza and the ░░░░░░░░ Bank in Georgia It ░░░░░░░░ transformed transport people sent ░░░░░░░░ message You think that ░░░░░░░░ are oppressed You think ░░░░░░░░ we became a source ░░░░░░░░ inspiration for people that ░░░░░░░░ suffering people from fear ░░░░░░░░ their inability to think ░░░░░░░░ when they think that ░░░░░░░░ are free when in ░░░░░░░░ the people of Gaza ░░░░░░░░ maybe around the world ░░░░░░░░ people who are not ░░░░░░░░ I m not afraid ░░░░░░░░ evacuate northern parts of ░░░░░░░░ We are here We ░░░░░░░░ going to stay here ░░░░░░░░ are not afraid Let ░░░░░░░░ not scared Because life ░░░░░░░░ the fear of death ░░░░░░░░ And that s why ░░░░░░░░ was watching Under the ░░░░░░░░ of this staking staking ░░░░░░░░ victorious appear to have ░░░░░░░░ at the receiving section ░░░░░░░░ the board has not ░░░░░░░░ seen So brothers and ░░░░░░░░ I would like you ░░░░░░░░ think of these people ░░░░░░░░ faith that the victorious ░░░░░░░░ power and that s ░░░░░░░░ the Israeli enterprise it ░░░░░░░░ used by the United ░░░░░░░░ and Western powers it ░░░░░░░░ even come close to ░░░░░░░░ sense of pride and ░░░░░░░░ that the people have ░░░░░░░░ people are waiting because ░░░░░░░░ want people or young ░░░░░░░░ in uniform in the ░░░░░░░░ we perceive themselves they ░░░░░░░░ perceive their struggle and ░░░░░░░░ conducted themselves a child ░░░░░░░░ family complaint has been ░░░░░░░░ and they complain about ░░░░░░░░ subhanaw taala I like ░░░░░░░░ many people in this ░░░░░░░░ that you see how ░░░░░░░░ they are Strong personality ░░░░░░░░ comfortable products our sisters ░░░░░░░░ people of cancer have ░░░░░░░░ the world the United ░░░░░░░░ especially those young people ░░░░░░░░ a long time they ░░░░░░░░ been associating themselves with ░░░░░░░░ Palestinians They just as ░░░░░░░░ confirmation daily confirmation that ░░░░░░░░ struggle for liberty for ░░░░░░░░ in the United States ░░░░░░░░ its allies They failed ░░░░░░░░ failed What is as ░░░░░░░░ as in the United ░░░░░░░░ has failed to bring ░░░░░░░░ more than one in ░░░░░░░░ D C to come ░░░░░░░░ Washington D C and ░░░░░░░░ have paid millions of ░░░░░░░░ for corrupt members of ░░░░░░░░ It s against that ░░░░░░░░ have failed that they ░░░░░░░░ the whole public opinion ░░░░░░░░ after they started bombing ░░░░░░░░ started to see face ░░░░░░░░ face of Biden at ░░░░░░░░ administration I say it ░░░░░░░░ an American Muslim I ░░░░░░░░ it as someone who ░░░░░░░░ actively engaged in politics ░░░░░░░░ see it as someone ░░░░░░░░ this administration when they ░░░░░░░░ that they were right ░░░░░░░░ foreign policy agenda to ░░░░░░░░ that the first thing ░░░░░░░░ will sacrifice was human ░░░░░░░░ And in particular human ░░░░░░░░ for the Palestinian people ░░░░░░░░ how much it is ░░░░░░░░ AIPAC and its us ░░░░░░░░ it s the United ░░░░░░░░ government United States Congress ░░░░░░░░ if someone says Oh ░░░░░░░░ have said this about ░░░░░░░░ Congress yes I said ░░░░░░░░ now And I will ░░░░░░░░ it tomorrow we will ░░░░░░░░ be able to decide ░░░░░░░░ and sisters young people ░░░░░░░░ s the message that ░░░░░░░░ have to trade our ░░░░░░░░ you have our support ░░░░░░░░ you have the three ░░░░░░░░ people who aspire for ░░░░░░░░ United States of America ░░░░░░░░ position itself as a ░░░░░░░░ leader They have betrayed ░░░░░░░░ However I can assure ░░░░░░░░ your work your demonstrations ░░░░░░░░ rallies your voices going ░░░░░░░░ the streets one by ░░░░░░░░ in Chicago in Minnesota ░░░░░░░░ Texas in California in ░░░░░░░░ York in every city ░░░░░░░░ this country every state ░░░░░░░░ this country Shift and ░░░░░░░░ What s taking place ░░░░░░░░ Palestine is when we ░░░░░░░░ spoke the language that ░░░░░░░░ administration understands they started ░░░░░░░░ change And as part ░░░░░░░░ ethics at the beginning ░░░░░░░░ spoke the language of ░░░░░░░░ We spoke the language ░░░░░░░░ logic and one of ░░░░░░░░ parts despite the gossip ░░░░░░░░ over the world statesmen ░░░░░░░░ allies of the US ░░░░░░░░ Peace Corps American Muslims ░░░░░░░░ Americans and pro Palestine ░░░░░░░░ in this country with ░░░░░░░░ minorities in this country ░░░░░░░░ young people when we ░░░░░░░░ there is no ceasefire ░░░░░░░░ will be no votes ░░░░░░░░ you and elections we ░░░░░░░░ to see changing and ░░░░░░░░ position changed and one ░░░░░░░░ passage focus our business ░░░░░░░░ usual When you trade ░░░░░░░░ if we do not ░░░░░░░░ our energies our types ░░░░░░░░ activities to impact policymakers ░░░░░░░░ local state and city ░░░░░░░░ and be organized We ░░░░░░░░ gone to the consequences ░░░░░░░░ knew that The other ░░░░░░░░ the practice of members ░░░░░░░░ Congress and after meetings ░░░░░░░░ meetings and they started ░░░░░░░░ legislation not only to ░░░░░░░░ another 3 billion That ░░░░░░░░ peanuts Brothers and sisters ░░░░░░░░ voted for taking your ░░░░░░░░ regressives you have got ░░░░░░░░ hold them accountable And ░░░░░░░░ s why they give ░░░░░░░░ the right to be ░░░░░░░░ as usual dedicate yourself ░░░░░░░░ ask yourself what did ░░░░░░░░ do For you For ░░░░░░░░ as for me I ░░░░░░░░ not doing anything When ░░░░░░░░ stand up in the ░░░░░░░░ Challenge elected representatives accountable ░░░░░░░░ the people of Gaza ░░░░░░░░ you are three believers ░░░░░░░░ you are Muslim if ░░░░░░░░ stand up for justice ░░░░░░░░ against your own cells ░░░░░░░░ tell me that my ░░░░░░░░ are going to be ░░░░░░░░ That my money relief ░░░░░░░░ for relief organizations I ░░░░░░░░ tell you loud and ░░░░░░░░ many countries what people ░░░░░░░░ from people in the ░░░░░░░░ States Muslims is our ░░░░░░░░ with the United States ░░░░░░░░ brothers and sisters If ░░░░░░░░ do that certain amount ░░░░░░░░ money is broken up ░░░░░░░░ three those numbers of ░░░░░░░░ from paper see how ░░░░░░░░ they re taken from ░░░░░░░░ and compensated I should ░░░░░░░░ should stand up for ░░░░░░░░ s right But let ░░░░░░░░ let s meet reality ░░░░░░░░ is they are interested ░░░░░░░░ have to speak the ░░░░░░░░ When we start candidates ░░░░░░░░ in values and human ░░░░░░░░ and justice for all ░░░░░░░░ including Palestine and there ░░░░░░░░ no exception for the ░░░░░░░░ as they would work ░░░░░░░░ them We have to ░░░░░░░░ so many people from ░░░░░░░░ shotguns have sold the ░░░░░░░░ of America So my ░░░░░░░░ message to your brothers ░░░░░░░░ sisters especially young students ░░░░░░░░ people As you can ░░░░░░░░ be afraid if you ░░░░░░░░ you are discriminated against ░░░░░░░░ you are suspended We ░░░░░░░░ your back contact us ░░░░░░░░ we will but at ░░░░░░░░ same time I asked ░░░░░░░░ be wise the language ░░░░░░░░ important here The limits ░░░░░░░░ do have to act ░░░░░░░░ to Palestine activist in ░░░░░░░░ United States is to ░░░░░░░░ to be serious to ░░░░░░░░ patient to be organized ░░░░░░░░ be determined to be ░░░░░░░░ and to be able ░░░░░░░░ work with other organizations ░░░░░░░░ other communities That s ░░░░░░░░ so many people will ░░░░░░░░ to your rallies that ░░░░░░░░ from your faith Because ░░░░░░░░ believe in God So ░░░░░░░░ that piece serious as ░░░░░░░░ we meet next time ░░░░░░░░ sha Allah before the ░░░░░░░░ I would like to ░░░░░░░░ some of your running ░░░░░░░░ election I would like ░░░░░░░░ tell me that we ░░░░░░░░ to convert this member ░░░░░░░░ Congress into this position ░░░░░░░░ managed to so many ░░░░░░░░ many so much money ░░░░░░░░ our cars We met ░░░░░░░░ Senator members of Congress ░░░░░░░░ we helped them and ░░░░░░░░ showed them our community ░░░░░░░░ thousands of voters and ░░░░░░░░ the day of the ░░░░░░░░ that s when we ░░░░░░░░ with.”