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White House condemns Muslim group director’s comments on Oct. 7 Hamas attack

By Mike Brest
Published December 8, 2023 4:12pm ET
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White House condemns Muslim group director’s comments on Oct. 7 Hamas attack
Council on American-Islamic Relations national executive director Nihad Awad speaks during a news conference, Jan. 30, 2017, in Washington.

The White House condemned recent comments made by the director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, in which he justified Hamas‘s Oct. 7 terrorist attack that sparked the current war.

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