ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA IN THE MEDIA LA Jewish Journal - ZOA Urges Firing AOC Staffer Who Called Israel “Stolen Land” & a “Racist European Ethnostate” By Aaron Bandler (JANUARY 4, 2022 / JEWISH JOURNAL) A legislative assistant staffer for Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is under fire over a social media post calling Israel a “racist European ethnostate.” Fox News reported that the staffer, Hussain Altamimi, posted an Instagram story on December 24 featuring an image from an account called “Let’s Talk Palestine” stating that “Israeli apartheid” is “about whether you’re Jewish or non-Jewish.” It went on to call Israel “an exclusive ethnostate.” Altamimi wrote in the story: “Israel is a racist European ethnostate built on stolen land from its indigenous population!” Altamimi was hired by Ocasio-Cortez’s office in November, per Fox News. Various Jewish and pro-Israel Twitter accounts criticized Altamimi and Ocasio-Cortez. “New beginnings? No @aoc – your legislative assistant just repackaged old hate + old lies about the incredibly diverse Jewish people,” the Simon Wiesenthal Center tweeted. “Shameful. Does he speak for you? America deserves an honest answer.” Siamak Kordestani, West Coast Director of the European Leadership Network, tweeted that Altamimi’s remarks are “wrong for many reasons, and it erases Mizrahi Jews like me. A majority of Jewish Israelis are descendants of 850,000 Jews violently expelled from Arab countries.” Stop Antisemitism also tweeted that Altamimi’s comments invoked “disgusting white supremacist type tropes against the world’s sole Jewish nation” and asked Ocasio-Cortez “how is someone like this employed by you?!” Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton Klein tweeted that Hamimi’s remarks “just viciously & falsely condemned Israel. ZOA demands AOC fire him immediately. It’s the Palestinian Authority that’s a racist terrorist dictatorship which states no Jews will be allowed to live in their entity and pays Arabs to murder Jews.” READ MORE In Case You Missed It... You can watch recorded ZOOM With ZOA webinars on our YouTube channel here. WATCH NOW ‌ ‌ ‌ 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 2022, 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]