The governor of the US state of Florida, Ron DeSantis, on Monday designated Muslim advocacy group Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Muslim Brotherhood foreign terrorist organisations.<\/p>\n
The move comes after Texas Governor Greg Abbott last month designated the CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist and transnational criminal organisations. Since then, US President Donald Trump has also issued an executive order directing agencies to initiate the formal process for designating certain chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organisations.<\/p>\n
According to Fox News, Florida\u2019s designation of the CAIR is at the state level. It doesn\u2019t carry the legal force of a federal foreign terrorist organisation listing, which only the US State Department can issue.<\/p>\n
In a post on X, the Florida governor said, \u201cFlorida is designating the Muslim Brotherhood and the CAIR as foreign terrorist organisations.<\/p>\n
\u201cFlorida agencies are hereby directed to undertake all lawful measures to prevent unlawful activities by these organisations, including denying privileges or resources to anyone providing material support,\u201d he said in the post, which also shared images of the governor\u2019s executive order.<\/p>\n
In response, the CAIR and its Florida chapter announced that a lawsuit would be filed against DeSantis in response to his \u201cdefamatory and unconstitutional\u201d order.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom the moment Ron DeSantis took office as Florida governor, he has prioritized serving the Israeli government over serving the people of Florida,\u201d the joint statement said.<\/p>\n
\u201cLike Greg Abbott in Texas, Ron DeSantis is an Israel-first politician who wants to smear and silence Americans, especially American Muslims, critical of US support for Israel\u2019s war crimes,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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