ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA NEWS RELEASE Extremist Left Wing is Attempting to Derail the World Zionist Congress’ Efforts to Combat Antisemitism Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) National President Morton A. Klein released the following statement: The World Zionist Congress (the “WZC” – the worldwide parliament of the Jewish people) has a “Va’ad Hapoel” (working committee) - a “mini” World Zionist Congress, consisting of approximately one quarter of each slate’s representatives, that meets annually during the “off years” when the full World Zionist Congress does not meet. This year, the WZC Va’ad Hapoel is meeting virtually on December 19-21. The theme of this year’s Va’ad Hapeol is supposed to be “Combating Antisemitism” – an effort that is desperately needed at this time when physical and verbal attacks on Jews and Israel are dramatically rising all over America and the world. Jews are no longer safe in the streets of Los Angeles, Boston, New York, London, Paris, Lod and Jerusalem, from attacks perpetrated by Islamists, Arab Israelis (against their Jewish neighbors), the Black Lives Matter organization, Black Muslims, other Marxist and anti-Israel groups, and neo-Nazis. In the halls of the U.S. Congress, Congresspersons Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, AOC, Cori Bush, Betty McCollum and others spew antisemitic venom and promote anti-Israel legislation with impunity. Unfortunately, far left wing members of the World Zionist Congress are attempting to derail the WZC’s “Combating Antisemitism” efforts by blocking efforts to address the real antisemitism tormenting and endangering the Jewish people. The far leftist leaders of Meretz (which includes Partners for Progressive Israel and Ameinu, which is led by extremist left wing anti-Israel J Street’s treasurer) and Arzenu/ARZA (the Reform movement) are proposing that the “parliament of the Jewish people” should instead expend its limited resources on non-antisemitism issues such as: labeling Israel as racist; combating “racism”; combating homophobia; combating supposed anti-Arab prejudice; combating “other structures of discrimination”; and assisting illegal Eritrean Muslim migrants in Israel (whose documented high levels of criminal activity have injured many of South Tel Aviv’s poor, elderly Jewish residents). In addition, the left-wingers are proposing that those whom it labels as “racist” (namely, anyone whom the far Left disagrees with) should be removed from the Zionist movement. This is “cancel culture” gone amok. The left wing WZC groups are also demanding that the World Zionist Organization should support and join the work of the anti-Israel New Israel Fund (NIF)/Shatil’s “Coalition Against Racism,” which includes the so-called “Association for Civil Rights in Israel” (ACRI) and the Mossawa Center. ACRI and Mossawa (which are funded by extremist Israel-bashing Soros’ Open Society Foundations, NIF and European governments) defame Israel as “racist” and “an apartheid regime” and with other blood libels at the United Nations and other international fora, and bring lawsuits to undermine the Israel Defense Force’s efforts to protect Israelis from violence and terrorism. READ MORE Check out the ZOA's BLM Org Files, part of our larger Antisemitism Watch, for all of the important information you need to know on the Black Lives Matter Organization. VISIT BLMORGFILES.COM ‌ ‌ ‌ 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 2021, All rights reserved. Zionist Organization of America | 633 Third Ave, 31 B, New York, NY 10017 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected]