Israel’s Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli revealed on Wednesday that his ministry requested a formal review of Israeli cooperation with aid organizations it says are connected to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).

The letter to Defense Ministry Director-General Maj. Gen. (res.) Amir Baram follows U.S. President Donald Trump’s Nov. 24 executive order launching a process to designate certain Muslim Brotherhood branches as foreign terrorist organizations.

In the letter, Chikli cited what he described as evidence of ties between CAIR and Hamas, including participation in conferences funded by groups convicted of supporting the terrorist organization and collaboration with Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated entities.

The ministry also pointed to statements by CAIR officials that it characterized as support for the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel and as antisemitic rhetoric.

CAIR rejected the allegations in a social media response, calling them an “old Hamas/Muslim Brotherhood conspiracy theory.” The organization pointed to its longstanding public condemnation of terrorism, including a statement on its website denouncing “all acts of terrorism, whether carried out by al-Qa’ida, the Real IRA, FARC, Hamas or any other group” designated as terrorist organizations by the U.S. State Department.

CAIR also released documentation of what it said were 30 years of condemning terrorism, including Hamas suicide bombings, and reiterated its 2023 board statement condemning attacks on civilians on Oct. 7.

The organization has faced scrutiny over alleged connections to Hamas, which it has repeatedly denied.

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