Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein and ZOA Chair Mark Levenson, Esq. released the following statement:
The ZOA congratulates VP Joe Biden on officially becoming the President-elect, and Senator Kamala Harris on officially becoming Vice President-elect yesterday evening.
ZOA looks forward to working with President-elect Biden and Vice-President-elect Harris for the safety and security of all Americans, the Jewish people and the pro-Israel community; and for a continuing strong U.S.-Israeli relationship and alliance.
ZOA also hopes to work together with the President-elect and Vice-President elect to assure that the despotic, terrorist, anti American, anti Israel Islamic Republic of Iran never obtains a nuclear bomb, and is denied the wherewithal to increase its malign terror activities.
Iran has been at war against the United States since 1979; planned and facilitated 9-11 and the bombings of our embassies and marine barracks; murdered American soldiers in Iraq; and planned a terror attack in a Georgetown, Washington DC restaurant. We strongly urge that sanctions against Iran remain in place until there is a major transformation of the Iranian regime and an end to its terrorist arm the IRGC.
ZOA fondly remembers that Joe Biden gave the keynote address at the ZOA’s Brandeis Gala Dinner under Mort Klein’s presidency During his important speech, Biden chastised any Administration for publicly criticizing Israel, which endangered Israel by emboldening enemies dedicated to Israel’s destruction. Biden properly insisted that any differences between the U.S. and Israel should be discussed privately-never publicly. Biden further correctly made it crystal clear that U.S. administrations must not tell Israel what is in Israel’s best interest. Biden affirmed that Israel’s decisions must be made by her own democratically-elected government, without U.S. government interference.
Biden proclaimed to the standing room only ZOA crowd: “Why is it that the one ally [Israel] we have in that part of the world, that we have the right to publicly chastise them? We would not do that with any other friend. . . As much as the Middle East is always on our minds, the best thing we can do is keep it off the US and world press. Such criticism emboldens those in the Middle East and around the world who still harbor as their sacred goal, the elimination of Israel. . . . It is not for you to tell them [Israel], nor for me, what is in their best interests. We should give them [Israel] the right to determine what chances they will take.”
Biden received a standing ovation. We applaud those words, and hope to see the upcoming new Biden-Harris administration live by Biden’s wise declaration to the members of the Zionist Organization of America. If they do so, the Biden-Harris administration will surely have success and blessings.
“I will bless those who bless you.” - Genesis 12:3.
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