Email from Zionist Organization of America   ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA NEWS RELEASE   ZOA Praises Pres. Trump’s Capture of Communist Dictator, Narco-Terrorist and Iranian/Hezbollah Ally Nicolás Maduro Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) National President Morton A. Klein released the following statement: Thank you, Pres. Trump, Sec’y Rubio & Hegseth & General Caine, etc.: The ZOA strongly praises President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, General Dan Caine, and the elite U.S. troops and agencies who executed the brilliant, remarkable, bloodless capture and arrest of the dangerous, corrupt, brutal Venezuelan communist dictator, narco-terrorist, weapons runner, partner of multiple foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs), and Islamic Iranian/Hezbollah “axis of resistance” partner and Israel-hater Nicolás Maduro. Maduro and his communist predecessor also destroyed Venezuela’s previously flourishing and robust economy with their communist, socialist policies. Maduro and Chávez made life miserable for Venezuelans, impoverishing them and causing eight million people to leave Venezuela. ZOA National President Morton Klein stated: “I visited Caracas, Venezuela in 1988 and 1989, before the Communists took over. Venezuelans whom I spoke with lauded their strong economy and high quality of life. They also made it clear that there was virtually no antisemitism there, and even proclaimed that Venezuela was a better country to live in than America, for Jews and others.” However, Jew-hatred and Israel-bashing became rampant under Chávez and Maduro, making Jewish life precarious. Maduro also allegedly ordered assassinations of numerous opponents and rigged elections that he clearly lost. The remarkable U.S. operation also sends a vital message to other terror leaders, such as Ayatollah Khamenei and Cuba’s dictator, that U.S. forces have the ability to end their reigns of terror. (Khamenei reportedly now has contingency plans to flee to Russia with twenty family members and associates and his vast assets.) We also very much appreciate Pres. Trump’s proposals regarding redeveloping Venezuela’s previously robust oil industry, particularly in light of Venezuela’s oil trafficking with the Iranian terror regime, and the ability of U.S. involvement to reduce the amount and value of Iran’s oil exports. Moreover, ZOA very strongly thanks Secretary Rubio for announcing yesterday: “We are not going to have a country like Venezuela in our own hemisphere, in the sphere of control and the crossroads for Hezbollah, for Iran and for every other malign influence in the world. That's just not gonna exist. . . . No more Iran/Hezbollah presence there.” Continue Reading   Share This Email Share This Email Share This Email   DONATE   www.zoa.org Copyright © Zionist Organization of America 2026. All rights reserved. Zionist Organization of America | 633 Third Ave 31 B | New York, NY 10017 US Unsubscribe | Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice