Email from Zionist Organization of America   ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA NEWS RELEASE ZOA Opposes Hostage Deal Terms: Release of Thousands of Arab Terrorists, Including Jew-Killers; No Assurance Hostages Are Alive; Israel’s Withdrawal from Philadelphi Corridor Alleged Deal Would Mean More Jews Will Be Murdered and Kidnapped; a Hamas Victory and Resurgence Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) National President Morton A. Klein issued the following statement: ZOA is appalled at recent reports regarding a final draft hostage deal’s alleged terms – which, according to reports today (see, e.g., here and here), appear to include: A 42-day-long “first stage” in which Israel would withdraw from specific areas of Gaza, and increase humanitarian aid (which Hamas seizes and sells for huge profits to fund terror). The first stage apparently includes withdrawing from northern Gaza – which will be immediately repopulated with a million Gazans and will make it impossible to finish removing Hamas terrorists from these areas, and close to impossible to rescue or militarily pressure Hamas to release the remaining two-thirds of the hostages. Thus, Hamas obtains almost all of what it wants in the first stage! Only 33 of the currently held 98 hostages/dead hostages would be released in the 42-day-long first stage. Hamas reportedly still refuses to reveal which of the 33 hostages are alive. Israel could be trading live murderers for dead hostage bodies. Moreover, in the absence of a guarantee as to which hostages are alive and will be released alive, Hamas could murder more of, or even all the live hostages before returning them to Israel. (Incidentally, the number of first stage hostages was previously 34, but the IDF recovered the dead body of one of the hostages on the list from a tunnel a few days ago.) The remaining 65 hostages (or their bodies) would still remain in Hamas’ cruel captivity, to be tortured, starved or murdered, until some unspecified time after the conclusion of “second stage” negotiations. Second stage negotiations won’t even start for 16 days into the first stage. Meanwhile, Israeli hostage rescue operations would become virtually impossible due to Israel’s withdrawals from large swaths of Gaza. The release of 50 Palestinian Arab terrorists serving life sentences. These are essentially convicted murderers with Jewish blood on their hands who are likely to murder Jews again. It is unclear whether even more convicted murderers will be released as the result of second or third stage negotiations. Notably, Palestinian Prisoners Club head Qadura Fares stated yesterday that he expected that the deal would include the release of 3,000 unrepentant Palestinian Arab terrorists; including 48 recidivist terrorists who returned to terrorism after being released in the Gilad Shalit deal (and will likely return to terrorism again); and 200 Palestinian Arab terrorists serving life sentences for perpetrating or attempting multiple murders of Jews and Americans. The release of thousands of Palestinian Arab terrorists at a ratio of 50 female Palestinian Arab terrorists for 1 Israeli female soldier (or possibly, her dead body) – and a yet-to-be-negotiated (likely worse) ratio of Arab terrorists for each Israeli male soldier. Israel’s full withdrawal from the Philadelphi corridor. (Israeli control of Philadelphi is needed to stop smuggling of arms and terrorists into Gaza via Egypt.) This will enable Hamas to survive, regroup and strike again. All the hostages should be released unconditionally now. Period. 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