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California Muslimas sue cafe for discrimination; cafe countersues
Jihad Watch ^ | MAY 4, 2016 | ROBERT SPENCER

Posted on 05/04/2016 5:59:22 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo

Good to see the Urth Caffe fighting back against this cynical and deceptive victimhood claim.

Urth Caffe Retains AFLC to Countersue Muslim Women Fraudulently Claiming Discrimination,” American Freedom Law Center, May 4, 2016:

Urth Caffe (3)Shortly after being served with a fraudulent lawsuit alleging religious discrimination, the Urth Caffe in Laguna Beach retained the American Freedom Law Center (AFLC) to respond to the litigation.

David Yerushalmi, AFLC co-founder and senior counsel, issued the following statement:

“This lawsuit is a fraud and a hoax on the courts and the media. Beware.”

Yerushalmi went on to explain:

“The Urth Caffe did not discriminate against the women who have filed this fraudulent lawsuit. The claim that these women were asked to leave the café because they were wearing hijabs is laughable. That night, as every Friday night, a large number of young people, including a majority of whom are Muslim and of Arab descent, make up the base of Urth Caffe’s customers. Not surprisingly, many of these customers are women wearing hijabs. None of these other Muslim women were asked to leave. The women who now claim victim status were not asked to leave, but only to abide by the café’s policy to give up their high-demand outside patio table after 45 minutes to allow other customers, including those wearing hijabs, to enjoy the experience.”

Several key facts have been lost in the media frenzy to present this story in the wake of the hyped press conference of yesterday announcing the filing of the lawsuit. First, one of two owners who manage the Urth Caffe is herself a Muslim woman. Jilla Berkman, a co-owner of the Urth Caffe with her husband, was the one who actually authorized the call to the police after the women now claiming victim-status were loud and abusive to the Urth Caffe employees and refused to give up their table per the stated policy. Second, the lead plaintiff in the frivolous lawsuit is Sara Farsakh, a college-age activist for Palestinian causes who self-promotes her involvement in radical organizations, at least one of which calls for the destruction of Israel. Third, the organization behind the scenes organizing this fraudulent lawsuit is CAIR, or the Counsel on American-Islamic Relations.

Robert Muise, AFLC co-founder and senior counsel, explained:

“CAIR, currently named a terrorist organization by the UAE, was previously named as an unindicted co-conspirator and Muslim Brotherhood-Hamas front group by the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the successful prosecution of a terrorist funding cell organized around one of the largest Muslim charities, the Holy Land Foundation (HLF). HLF raised funds for violent jihad on behalf of Hamas, and top CAIR officials were part of the conspiracy.”

Muise added,

“It is not surprising that the FBI has publicly terminated its outreach activities with CAIR. Moreover, this fraudulent lawsuit is what the Muslim Brotherhood itself describes as ‘civilization jihad.’ In other words, this lawsuit is being waged to use our anti-discrimination laws not for equal protection, but to attain special protection and rights for sharia-adherent Muslims who reject America and the Judeo-Christian values it stands for.”

AFLC has a history of successfully defending law-abiding Americans and American businesses against CAIR-induced lawsuits. Just recently, a federal court in Florida dismissed a CAIR lawsuit against a gun store owner in Florida and a court in Michigan ordered a CAIR client to pay thousands of dollars in sanctions for issuing abusive subpoenas.

Yerushalmi remarked:

“This case will be no different. We intend to sue Farsakh and her co-conspirators for trespass and to seek damages for filing this fraudulent lawsuit.”


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: cair; islam; muslimbrotherhood

1 posted on 05/04/2016 5:59:22 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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To: Mr. Mojo

It’s what they’re going to do. Mussies making up hoaxes.


2 posted on 05/04/2016 6:05:52 PM PDT by SkyDancer ("Nobody Said I Was Perfect But Yet Here I Am")
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To: Mr. Mojo

How can these litigants prove they are really Muslims? Maybe they just wanted to garb up and hang out.


3 posted on 05/04/2016 6:10:30 PM PDT by Baynative (The people promising to raise taxes and support abortion are already rich and already born.)
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To: Mr. Mojo

California has > 250,000 attorneys.
It’s important to keep them employed.


4 posted on 05/04/2016 6:14:57 PM PDT by nascarnation
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To: SkyDancer

Part and parcel of what Islam is All about.
They are at war with all non-Muslims and all tactics are encouraged.
Never trust a Quran believ’in muslim.
They have a duty to lie to you, according to their instruction manual -

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Muslims and Marxists are wrench-in-the-works saboteur bass turds.

RE: “It’s what they’re going to do. Mussies making up hoaxes.”


5 posted on 05/04/2016 6:15:42 PM PDT by MarchonDC09122009 (When is our next march on DC? When have we had enough?)
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To: Mr. Mojo

How do you drink a Double Mocha Latte Espresso with two sugars and a pump of vanilla with soy cream through a hijab?


6 posted on 05/04/2016 6:15:54 PM PDT by Michael.SF. (That was the gift the president gave us, the gift of happiness, of being together,' Cindy Sheehan")
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To: SkyDancer

Erp Caffe.

Regular mooselimb clientele?

I think I’ll pass


7 posted on 05/04/2016 6:16:01 PM PDT by Gasshog (Clinton denies... Except to see a lot of this)
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Islam is a war plan, and an ongoing invasion.


8 posted on 05/04/2016 6:17:37 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: nascarnation
You remind me of the old joke:

A lawyer was the only attorney in a small town, he struggled to get by on an occasional divorce or DUI case. Then one day another attorney set up shop.

In a year they both had high six figure incomes and drove new BMW's.

9 posted on 05/04/2016 6:18:50 PM PDT by Michael.SF. (That was the gift the president gave us, the gift of happiness, of being together,' Cindy Sheehan")
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To: Mr. Mojo

It’s Laguna Beach.

There is more of a chance being kicked out because you are a Straight Male, not because you are a Muslim Woman.


10 posted on 05/04/2016 6:21:56 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (Hillary Clinton has killed four more People than Three Mile Island.)
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To: Mr. Mojo

[[Yerushalmi remarked:

“This case will be no different. We intend to sue Farsakh and her co-conspirators for trespass and to seek damages for filing this fraudulent lawsuit.”]]

Good .
Americans can not back down and let things like this slide.


11 posted on 05/04/2016 6:23:31 PM PDT by Lera
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To: Mr. Mojo

Was at our local Urth cafe in Beverly Hills this morning.

Always have Islamic folks there as well. No problems and all cafes have video of what happened.
I hope Urth gets a money judgement against them.


12 posted on 05/04/2016 6:39:20 PM PDT by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: Baynative

Oh, really. You know anyone can identify as anything in the 20 teens.


13 posted on 05/04/2016 6:41:16 PM PDT by Sasparilla (Hillary for Prison 2016)
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To: Gasshog

It’s in Laguna Beach. All sorts of irregular characters there. Your opting to pass on visiting the place is completely understandable.

Though some of their beaches do have good snorkeling.


14 posted on 05/04/2016 6:44:56 PM PDT by Two Kids' Dad (((( ))))
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To: Gasshog

You said it!


15 posted on 05/04/2016 6:58:55 PM PDT by onedoug
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To: Two Kids' Dad

Laguna Beach is ground zero of the CA Log Cabin Republicans.


16 posted on 05/04/2016 7:46:14 PM PDT by chrisinoc
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To: Gene Eric

Islam is a political system cloaked as a religion...


17 posted on 05/04/2016 8:32:23 PM PDT by nevermorelenore
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To: Mr. Mojo

This is a case ripe for anti-SLAPP (Strategic Litigation Against Public Policy) that allows exemplary damages, if my older memory is to be trusted.

Pass the popcorn ... and the pizza ...


18 posted on 05/04/2016 9:32:24 PM PDT by RideForever
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