ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA NEWS RELEASE   ZOA Condemns Turkish Pres. Erdogan’s Horrific Comments Blaming Israel and Lauding Hamas as Liberators Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) National President Morton A. Klein and ZOA’s Director of Research & Special Projects Liz Berney, Esq. released the following statement: ZOA strongly condemns Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s outrageous, libelous accusations against Israel and her supporters in the West yesterday; and Erdogan’s absurd and despicable claim that the Muslim Arab Hamas group is not a terror organization. Clearly Erdogan and Fidan are Jew-hating, Israel-haters. Erdogan falsely accused Israel of perpetrating “murder and mental illness” and an “intentional massacre” in Gaza; condemned the West of “hypocrisy” and perpetrating “the massacre and the destruction taking place in Gaza” by “providing unlimited support for Israel”; and absurdly and insanely and antisemitically claimed, against all evidence and against any semblance of reason, that “Hamas is not a terrorist organization, it is a liberation group, 'mujahideen' [fighters for the Muslim faith] waging a battle to protect its lands and people.” Similarly, Fidan said that an Israeli ground invasion would turn the violence there into a "massacre” and accused countries supporting Israel of being "accomplices" to Israel’s “crimes.” Erdogan also canceled a planned visit to Israel, using the pretext that Israeli PM Netanyahu “took advantage of our [Turkey’s] good intentions.” ZOA praises and agrees with the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ response to Turkey: Muslim Arab “Hamas is a despicable terrorist organization worse than ISIS that brutally and intentionally murders babies, children, women and the elderly, takes civilians hostage, and uses its own people as human shields. Even the Turkish president's attempt to defend the terrorist organization and his inciting words will not change the horrors that the whole world has seen and the unequivocal fact: Hamas = ISIS." ZOA National President Morton Klein also stated: “After the unspeakable horrors perpetrated by Muslim Arab Hamas on innocent Jewish men, women, children and babies on October 7th, and decades of deadly terrorist attacks that Hamas has perpetrated on Jewish civilians since Hamas’ inception, it is utterly sickening for any world leader to defend Hamas, insanely claiming that Hamas is not a terror organization, or to blame Israel. The United States, the European Union, Australia, Canada, Egypt, Israel, Japan, the UK and the UAE all designate Hamas as a terrorist organization. The Hamas charter quotes the Hadith to the Muslim Koran calling for the murder of every Jew on earth (Article 7) and for the Jewish State of Israel’s destruction. “Just eight months ago, when Turkey was hit with a major earthquake, Israel sent a rescue team to Turkey. The Israeli team rescued Turkish babies and many others from the rubble. Erdogan even gave the head of the Israeli rescue mission a certificate of appreciation for helping Turkey in its hour of need. How soon this disgusting ingrate Erdogan forgot! “Israel rescues Muslim Turkish babies, while Hamas slaughters, tortures and beheads them.”   CONTINUE READING     Share This Email Share This Email DONATE NOW   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]