Email from Zionist Organization of America   ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA IN THE MEDIA     ZOA’s Turner, Depty Dir. Govt Relations JNS Op-Ed: The Problem Is Antisemitism From the Left By Adam Turner Deputy Dir. of Govt. Relations, Zionist Organization of America (December 17, 2024 / JNS) Antisemitism is an increasingly explosive and dangerous problem in the West, including in the United States. To deal with this challenge, the Heritage Foundation, a conservative nonprofit, has established Project Esther and an associated task force, of which the Zionist Organization of America is a member. It is important to understand the vast scope of the problem. In the year since Oct. 7, 2023, the Anti-Defamation League has recorded more than 10,000 antisemitic incidents in the United States. Among those recorded confrontations were: A radical Muslim antisemitic college professor murdered an elderly, 69-year-old Jewish pro-Israel supporter. Teen antisemites rampaged through the halls of a New York high school—for nearly two hours—simply because they discovered a teacher had attended a pro-Israel rally. This mob forced the terrified educator to hide in a locked office as they tried to push their way into her classroom. In New York City, antisemites attacked a kosher restaurant multiple times, screaming obscenities, throwing objects and intimidating customers. At Harvard University, “Jewish students on campus have been subjected to a really hostile environment in which they have been intimidated, harassed and in some instances physically assaulted because they’re Jewish.” In Philadelphia, a group of antisemitic protesters rioted outside of an Israeli-style falafel shop, prompting the Biden White House and Josh Shapiro, the Democrat governor of Pennsylvania, to decry the attack. In Los Angeles, a violent mob descended on a synagogue, intent on intimidating worshippers. Masked and keffiyeh-clad goons maced and pepper-sprayed members of the local community while police, reportedly instructed not to intervene by city officials, looked on. In Washington, D.C., antisemites trespassed into the U.S. Congress and screamed antisemitic slogans before being arrested for obstructing the legislative process. In Washington D.C., the Char Bar, a kosher restaurant, was vandalized on the 86th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s Kristallnacht attacks on Jews in Europe. CONTINUE READING   Share This Email Share This Email   DONATE     Copyright © Zionist Organization of America 2025, All rights reserved. Zionist Organization of America | 633 Third Ave 31 B | New York, NY 10017 US Unsubscribe | Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice