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  "path": "/2026/05/20/cair-v-ron-desantis-and-the-state-of-florida-whats-behind-the-terror-designation/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-20T04:05:45.000Z",
  "site": "https://floridaphoenix.com",
  "tags": [
    "Civil Rights",
    "Culture & Society",
    "Florida government",
    "Politics & Law",
    "Religion",
    "Allendale United Methodist Church",
    "Andy Ogles",
    "Andy Oliver",
    "Anti-Defamation League",
    "CAIR",
    "Elad Ben David",
    "Elise Stefanik",
    "Gaza Health Ministry",
    "Ghassan Elashi",
    "Greg Abbott",
    "Hamas",
    "Hiba Rahim",
    "Hillary Cassel",
    "Holy Land Foundation",
    "Islamic Society of North America",
    "Israeli Defense Forces",
    "James Uthmeier",
    "Joe Biden",
    "Joel Rudman",
    "John Kerry",
    "Jon Kyle",
    "Jorge Solis",
    "Judge Mark Walker",
    "Middle East Research Institute",
    "Muslim Brotherhood",
    "Mustafa Akyol",
    "National Jewish Advocacy Center",
    "Network Contagion Research Institute",
    "New York Times",
    "Nihad Awad",
    "Pam Iorio",
    "Paul Renner",
    "Progressive Jewish Coalition",
    "Randy Fine",
    "Ray Rodrigues",
    "Richard C. Powers",
    "Robert Mueller",
    "Ron DeSantis",
    "Ruben Gallego",
    "Samuel Ronen",
    "Scott Bessent",
    "Sharia Law",
    "Shirin Sinnar",
    "Southern Poverty Law Center",
    "Students for Justice in Palestine",
    "Tampa Tribune",
    "Tom Cotton"
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  "textContent": "In December, Gov. Ron DeSantis designated the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Muslim Brotherhood “terrorist organizations.” His executive order called upon the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to “undertake all lawful measures to prevent unlawful activities” by those groups, and requires all executive agencies to prevent “any person known to have provided material […]",
  "title": "CAIR v. Ron DeSantis and the State of Florida: What’s behind the terror designation?"
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