ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA NEWS RELEASE ZOA Praises Zoom, Facebook, and YouTube for Rejecting Program with Terrorist Leila Khaled, After SFSU Refuses Calls to Stop Program by ZOA and Others The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) commends Zoom – the video-conferencing platform – for denying a platform to the San Francisco State University (SFSU) program featuring convicted terrorist Leila Khaled. When the program’s organizers tried to use Facebook and then YouTube, both companies rightly rejected the program. The ZOA and others had urged SFSU to cancel the program, which falsely and outrageously promoted Khaled as a “Palestinian feminist, militant, and leader.” In fact, Khaled is a terrorist and a leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), which the U.S. recognizes as a foreign terrorist organization. In 1969, Khaled was one of the hijackers of an American passenger plane. She hijacked an El Al plane the following year. Mass casualties were avoided when Khaled’s grenade failed to detonate and Khaled and her accomplice were overpowered by Israeli sky marshals. The plane was diverted to London where Khaled was arrested. A month after her arrest, Khaled was released by British authorities in exchange for hostages from another hijacking. Shamefully, SFSU refused to cancel the Khaled event. President Lynn Mahoney justified it as “an opportunity to hear divergent ideas, viewpoints, and accounts of life experiences.” In contrast, Zoom, Facebook, and YouTube took the right actions by rejecting the program. Zoom stated, “In light of the speaker’s reported affiliation or membership in a U.S. designated foreign terrorist organization, and SFSU’s inability to confirm otherwise, we determined the meeting is in violation of Zoom’s Terms of Service and told SFSU they may not use Zoom for this particular event.” ZOA National President Morton A. Klein stated, “The ZOA praises Zoom, Facebook, and YouTube for recognizing that supporting the open and free exchange of ideas does not mean providing an undeserved platform to a Jew-hating convicted terrorist. “Thank you, Zoom, Facebook, and YouTube for doing what SFSU should have done. Convicted terrorists have no right to a platform at SFSU or anywhere else.” View the article on our website here. FUND JOBS NOT PALESTINIAN TERROR Tell Joe Biden – retract your promise to reinstate funding the terrorist Palestinian Regime! Tell Joe Biden – fund JOBS not Palestinian TERRORISTS! Tell Joe Biden – fund medical research not the Palestinian Dictatorship who pays Arabs to murder Americans and Jews! #SayItAintSoJoe ‌ ‌ ‌ About Us News Videos ZOA Report Events 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 2020, All rights reserved. Zionist Organization of America | 633 Third Ave, 31 B, New York, NY 10017 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | About our service provider Sent by [email protected] powered by Try email marketing for free today!