In fact, the true purpose is to libel Israel for arresting brutal Arab teenagers who are terrorist-murderers of innocent Jews – including the 17-year-old Arab terrorist who broke into the home of a family and horrifically stabbed to death an innocent 13-year-old Jewish American Israeli girl who was sleeping in her bed, Hallel Yaffa Ariel.
One of the organizations mentioned in the falsehood-infested bill is “Defense of Children International Palestine (DCIP),” which is actually affiliated with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a group designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S., EU, Canada, and Israel. The thirteen original co-sponsors are all Democrats, and represent the most extreme fringe of the party, including Reps. Ilhan Omar (MN), Rashida Tlaib (MI), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY), Ayanna Pressley (MA), and the newest addition to the hater squad, Rep. Jamaal Bowman (NY).
The list of extremist organizations which have endorsed this bill is both disgusting and familiar. It’s a who’s who of long time Israel-haters. It includes Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), who were themselves named an unindicted co-conspirator in a terrorism case, Americans for Peace Now, CODE PINK, If Not Now, and Jewish Voice for Peace Action.
This bill, or one just like it, has been defeated in each of the last several Congresses. ZOA will stand once again with the decent, truly human rights-loving rational members of Congress, both Democrats and Republicans, to defeat this antisemitic libel once again.
