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ZOA Places Huge Banners in Jerusalem Opposing U.S. Consulate for Terrorist Palestinian Arab Regime

Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein released the following statement:

The ZOA’s continuing its ongoing campaign against the opening of a dangerous, divisive Palestinian Arab-U.S. consulate in Jerusalem, which will be the first step in dividing Jerusalem and recognizing false Palestinian Arab claims to the Jewish capital. It will also reward Palestinian Arab intransigence, rejectionism, and Palestinian Arab incitement and terrorism against Israeli Jews. Today, ZOA has placed huge banners on prominent buildings in Jerusalem, proclaiming “No to a Palestinian consulate; Yes to an undivided Jerusalem,” in both Hebrew and English. The banners also display Jews praying at Jerusalem’s Western Wall, and a picture of the Palestinian regime’s terrorist dictator Mahmoud Abbas – who continues to pay Arabs lifetime pensions to murder Jews and Americans.

This latest ZOA effort follows a series of ZOA op-eds in the Jerusalem Post and elsewhere, press releases, speeches, Congressional hearing analyses, media appearances, podcasts, and an action alert to our activists opposing President Biden and Secretary of State Blinken’s plans to open a U.S.-Palestinian Arab consulate in the heart of western Jerusalem. ZOA is hosting a webinar on the consulate tomorrow (Tuesday November 2) with International Law Professor Eugene Kontorovich, Morton Klein, and ZOA Israel representative Dan Illouz. ZOA is also speaking to Israeli and American government officials, members of the Israeli consulate, and members of the U.S. Senate and House, educating them on the seriousness of this issue. ZOA has also highlighted statements by former Secretary Mike Pompeo, former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman and others opposing opening the illegal U.S.-Palestinian Arab consulate in Jerusalem.

ZOA is also pleased to report that 36 Republican members of the Senate proposed legislation (S. 3063) opposing and blocking funding for opening in Jerusalem a U.S. consulate for the Palestinian Authority dictatorship terrorist regime. In addition, 200 Republican House Congressmembers sent a letter to President Biden strongly opposing the Biden administration’s plans to open a U.S.-Palestinian Arab consulate in Israel’s eternal capital, noting that the consulate would promote the division of Israel’s capital, and that this would be “unacceptable, shameful and wrong” and inconsistent with U.S. law. In addition, some Democrats are privately calling on Biden to halt his plans to open a U.S.-Palestinian Arab consulate in Jerusalem.

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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.

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