Email from Zionist Organization of America   ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA IN THE MEDIA     ZOA’s Klein Quoted in Front Page Wash. Post Praising Trump’s Fight Against Antisemitism Morton Klein, national president of the Zionist Organization of America, says Trump is enforcing federal anti-discrimination law as presidents before him should have done.   By Naftali Bendavid (April 25, 2025 / Washington Post) The Trump administration declared April 14 that “harassment of Jewish students is intolerable” as it suspended $2.2 billion in grants to Harvard University. The school’s president, Alan Garber, fired back Monday that “as a Jew and as an American,” he is well aware of rising antisemitism but that defunding Harvard is no solution. The Trump administration has frequently cited antisemitism to justify its decisions to slash funding for elite universities, deport foreign students it accuses of anti-Jewish sentiment, and seek more control over what American schools and universities teach. Some Jewish leaders welcome President Donald Trump’s efforts as the most aggressive fight against anti-Jewish bigotry in American history. But others worry that Trump is politicizing the fight against antisemitism by using it to promote his agenda — potentially hurting Jews in the long run, especially as Trump dismantles other antidiscrimination efforts. On the state level, legislators — mostly Republicans — are also pressing ahead with bills that include a much-debated definition of antisemitism, one that critics say chills legitimate criticism of Israel. The dispute has exacerbated long-running tensions between liberal and conservative Jews, who increasingly diverge in their views of the Israeli government and in some cases Israel itself, as well as which side of the political divide best represents their values and interests. “Antisemitism is real and it requires robust, constructive solutions,” said Amy Spitalnick, CEO of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs. “What’s happening now, though, is exploiting the Jewish community’s legitimate and real concerns about antisemitism to undermine rule of law, due process, educational institutions and our democracy.” Morton Klein, national president of the Zionist Organization of America, a conservative group, disagreed, saying Trump is enforcing federal antidiscrimination law as presidents before him should have done. “We are deeply grateful to President Trump,” Klein said. “I assure you these groups that oppose Trump here — if those demonstrators were condemning Blacks and calling them horrific names, or calling Muslims or gay people terrible names — those same people would say ... ‘We have to protect’” the lives of targeted minorities and would be supporting Trump’s work, he said. Continue Reading VOTE FOR ZOA COALITION - SLATE #15   Share This Email Share This Email Share This Email       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