ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA NEWS RELEASE   ZOA: Jenin’s PA/Fatah Terrorists Show That Strengthening the Palestinian Authority Would Be a Dangerous Mistake Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) National President Morton A. Klein released the following statement: Strengthening terrorists doesn’t stop terror. Israel and the rest of the world should have learned this basic truth by now. After the Oslo accords disaster created the Palestinian Authority (PA) terrorist dictatorship regime and brought Arafat and thousands of his Palestinian terrorists into the heart of Judea and Samaria, the result was that Arab terrorists murdered or maimed 10,000 Jews in bombings, shootings, knifings and terror wars. The current insane, dangerous, bad idea is that if we strengthen the PA, the PA will stop and disarm the terrorists in Jenin, Nablus and other terrorist strongholds who have murdered over 50 innocent Jewish civilians in the past year. In fact, the PA and terror operatives from its ruling party, Fatah, are active participants in and inciters of the terror emanating from Jenin and related hornets’ nests. As Palestinian Media Watch thoroughly documented from Palestinian Arab sources, 5 of the 12 terrorists killed in the recent operation in Jenin were affiliated with Fatah. Also, Fatah and PA officials (including PA Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh) endorsed, supported and praised the Jenin terrorists and called for holy war against Israel, and to “strike the Zionist enemy and its settlers wherever they are.” Similarly, the Jenin Brigade terrorist cell eliminated by an Israeli air strike on June 21, 2023 consisted of two PIJ terrorists and a Fatah (Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade) terrorist. The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center likewise explained that the “Jenin Brigade” terrorist cells founded by Palestine Islamic Jihad (PIJ) include operatives from PIJ, Hamas and Fatah, and that the Jenin Brigade, which is responsible for much of the recent terror emanating from Jenin, is “uniting coordination among the prominent terrorist organizations and overcoming the schism within Palestinian society.” The Jenin Brigade model of coordinated Fatah-Hamas-PIJ cells has also been copied by the Nablus Battalion and similar groups in Tulkarm and Bethlehem. Strengthening the PA will not cause the PA to stop or disarm terror brigades populated by operatives from the PA’s own ruling Fatah party, or to end terror attacks that PA officials incite and support.   READ MORE     ZOA President Mort Klein is Scholar-In-Residence at Southampton, NY Jewish Center July 7 & 8, 2023   The topics of Mort's lectures will be "The Orwellian Lies Against Israel Promote Antisemitism" and "Jerusalem: Whose City Is It". For more information, email [email protected], or call (631) 287-2249. Learn More   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]