Virginia court holds American Muslims for Palestine in contempt for defying state probe
The Richmond City Circuit Court held the AJP Educational Foundation, which operates as American Muslims for Palestine, in civil contempt on Monday for the Falls Church, Va., group’s failure to comply with a state investigation.
“The attorney general’s office has the duty to ensure charitable organizations operating in Virginia adhere to the law,” stated Jason Miyares, Virginia attorney general. “The court’s authority must be respected and upheld.”
Devika Davis, a judge on the court, ordered the group to pay $8,000 for the state’s reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees and ruled that American Muslims for Palestine will be fined $1,000 daily if it fails to comply after Oct. 3.
The civil contempt follows what the court and the state attorney general say is the group’s failure to respond to a court order in May, which the judge ordered the group to adhere to on June 13.
The Anti-Defamation League says American Muslims for Palestine is “at the core of the anti-Israel and anti-Zionist movement in the United States” and that its leadership “frequently engages in rhetoric that promotes antisemitic tropes and support for violence against Israel, such as praising Hamas for the Oct. 7, 2023, attack.”
https://www.jns.org/virginia-court-holds-american-muslims-for-palestine-in-contempt-for-defying-state-probe/