ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA NEWS RELEASE ZOA Condemns U.S. Amb. to Israel Nides Calling Israel & Jews Who Legally Build Homes in Jerusalem, Judea/Samaria “Stupid” & “Infuriating” Yet Nides Calls Palestinians Paying Arabs to Murder Jews Merely “Not Perfect” Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) National President Morton A. Klein and ZOA Director of Research & Special Projects Liz Berney, Esq. released the following statement: ZOA strongly condemns U.S. Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides’ immoral, anti-Jewish, discriminatory anti-Israel statements during Nides’ webinar this week with the extremist left wing pro-BDS group Peace Now. A U.S. official should not be legitimizing the pro-BDS group Peace Now. First, Nides denounced the Jewish State of Israel and Jews building homes in and around Jerusalem and Judea and Samaria as “stupid” and “infuriating.” This is intolerable! Would Nides ever call the Palestinian Arabs’ terrorist dictator Mahmoud Abbas stupid and infuriating? Moreover, Jerusalem and Judea/Samaria are the Biblical Jewish heartlands where the Jewish kingdoms stood and most Jewish Biblical history took place. These areas are guaranteed to the Jewish people under binding international law – including U.S. treaty obligations. Would Nides ever say that it would be stupid for Blacks to live in a white suburb because it might infuriate and agitate the Whites? That would of course be unlawful housing discrimination. Jews are the indigenous people in Israel. Nides needs to stop inflicting his discriminatory demands on Jews in Israel. In addition, Nides bragged about his constant pressure on Israel to stop Jewish building, and touted his success in obtaining the cancelation of a critical housing project in the E-1 corridor between Jerusalem and Jerusalem suburb Ma’aleh Adumim. (This was like preventing Americans from building units between Washington, D.C. and its suburb Bethesda.) The cancelation of the E-1 project moreover endangers Jewish lives. E-1 is a favorite corridor used by Palestinian Arabs to attack Jews on their way home from Jerusalem. Jewish homes in the area could do much to stop the terror onslaught. Nides’ patronizing, stupid and infuriating statements and pressure on Jews to stop Jews from living in the Jewish homeland are unacceptable. ZOA again urges Israel’s government to ignore Nides’ pressure and to immediately restart the E-1 housing project. Read More Share This Email Share This Email Share This Email In Case You Missed It... You can find information on more of President Biden's appointments HERE. 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 | About Constant Contact Sent by [email protected]