ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA NEWS RELEASE   ZOA Condemns State Dept.’s Antisemitic Criticism of Building Jewish Homes & Equivalence Between Innocent Jews & Palestinian Terrorists Killed U.S. Refused to Condemn Palestinian Regime Praising These Jew-Killers Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein and Director of Research and Special Projects Liz Berney, Esq. released the following statement: ZOA condemns the Biden/Blinken U.S. State Department’s recent hypocritical, antisemitic, outrageous statements that: (1) equated innocent Israeli Jews murdered by Palestinian Arab terrorists with Palestinian terrorists who ambushed and attacked Israelis; (2) falsely called Jews building and living in Jewish homes in the ancient Jewish homeland of Judea/Samaria an “obstacle to peace”; but never called Arab terrorists or pay to slay policies or PA President Mahmoud Abbas praising these murders of Jews an obstacle to peace and (3) failed to identify that Palestinian Arab terrorists were the perpetrators of the murder of four innocent Israelis – even after Hamas took credit for murdering these innocent Jews, and even after the Palestinian Authority praised the terrorists. These Biden State Department statements only encourage more anti-Israel and antisemitic violence, and contradict the Biden administration’s assertions that it is combating antisemitism. Biden State Dept. Again Fails to Mention Palestinian Arab Perpetrators; and Fails to Condemn Palestinian Authority for Praising Terrorists: On Tuesday, June 20, two Palestinian Arab terrorists entered a restaurant and gas station and shot and murdered four innocent Jews (Nachman Shmuel Mordoff, age 17; Elisha Antman, age 18; Harel Masoud, age 21; and Ofer Feirman, age 63) and injured four more Jews. Hamas’ al-Qassem brigades proudly and promptly claimed credit for the attack, and the Palestinian Authority and Fatah praised the terrorists as “heroic Martyrs” and “men true to what they promised Allah,” who carried out the “heroic Eli colony operation.” (See PMW report.) Shamefully, as always, Biden officials’ condolences and other statements failed to state that Hamas/ Palestinian Arabs were the perpetrators of the murders of innocent Jews; and failed to condemn the Palestinian Authority’s praise for the terrorists. For instance, U.S. State Dept. Spokesperson Matthew Miller’s June 20, 2023 statement merely condemned “the terrorist attack” without saying who perpetrated the attack. Likewise, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides’ revised tweet on June 20th condemned “the senseless murder of four innocent Israelis today” – again without saying who perpetrated these murders of innocent Jews; and Nides’ initial, much criticized tweet (discussed below) was even worse. Neither statement mentioned the Palestinian Authority’s praise for the terrorists. Why can’t U.S. officials have the decency to identify and specifically condemn the Palestinian Arab perpetrators of this and other heinous attacks, and condemn the Hamas and Fatah incitement and Palestinian Authority “pay to slay” payments that promote and reward these horrors? And why is the Biden administration still sending over $1.5 Billion to Hamas-allied UNRWA and to projects and services that benefit the Palestinian Authority Violating the Taylor Force Act? It’s an outrage!   READ MORE   View our comprehensive list of Biden administration appointments that have expressed hostile-to-Israel prejudices here.   Share This Email Share This Email   Founded in 1897, ZOA played a key role in the Jewish State's re-establishment. Today, ZOA is the leading major American Jewish organization courageously defending Israel and the Jewish people; fighting against all forms of antisemitism, including anti-Jewish boycotts; and promoting the Jewish people's lawful right to live in and settle historic Jewish lands. ZOA exposes that a Palestinian state would endanger Israel's existence; presents the facts about the Arab/Islamic war against Israel; and combats the anti-Israel lie that Israel is an "occupier" of her own land. ZOA spearheaded long battles to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, and apply civil rights protections to Jewish students. ZOA provides free legal assistance and programs to pro-Israel students at numerous college campuses. ZOA's bold, unapologetic voice has a significant impact on public discourse and policy. DONATE NOW Copyright © Zionist Organization of America 2023, All rights reserved. Zionist Organization of America | 633 Third Ave, 31 B, New York, NY 10017 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected]