ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA ZOA IN THE MEDIA DR. KIRON SKINNER AND MORTON A. KLEIN ZOA open letter on the rising scourge of anti-Semitism Everything possible must be done to repudiate, confront, stop and counteract anti-Semitic attacks, and the media has a responsibility to thoroughly report on and editorialize against them. A ZOA Open Letter on Rising Scourge of Antisemitism: ZOA Fmr. Top State Dep’t Official Dr. Kiron Skinner, ZOA Pres. Morton A. Klein Call on All Faith, Community, Academic, Media & Political Leaders to Speak Out Against Anti-Jewish Hatred and Violence Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein, and the first African American U.S. State Department Director of the Office of Policy Planning, Research Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, and Taube Professor at Carnegie-Mellon University Dr. Kiron Skinner, are joining forces to call on all faith, Christian, Muslim, Jewish, community, academic, media and political leaders to strongly speak out against anti-Jewish violence and hatred. From every pulpit, platform, and media outlet, political leaders, religious leaders, African American, Muslim, academic, and other community leaders need to send forth the message that this hatred and violence against innocent Jewish people is wrong and must stop. Now. Many American Jews are now afraid to walk the streets wearing clothing, yarmulkes, or Jewish stars and mezuzahs that identify them as Jews. The vast majority of Americans of all colors and creeds are peaceful and law-abiding. But, alarmingly, the past months have seen a growing fringe of African Americans assaulting and even murdering Jews. It is concerning that ADL surveys show that a much greater percentage of African Americans are antisemitic, compared to other U.S. citizens. Hateful antisemitic teachings and statements beget hateful actions. The seeds for the deadly and daily violence that we are now seeing may have been planted when Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan called Jews “members of the synagogues of Satan” and “termites”; and when certain Black Hebrew Israelite groups preached that Jews are “fake” and “white devils”; and when prominent Temple University Professor and Black Muslim Marc Lamont Hill accused Jews of blood libels and called for the elimination of the Jewish state; and when many radical Islamic Imams call for killing Jews in sermons preached in mosques right here in America; and when Muslim activists like Linda Sarsour praise certain Jew-killers and terrorists and preach against “normalizing” Jews; and when antisemitic groups like the so-called Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) claim Jews kill babies and call for Jews to be thrown off their campuses; and when Reps. Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Rashida Tlaib are not repudiated by Congress and are not removed from every Committee on which they serve despite their outpouring of false accusations and viciousness against the Jewish people. These and other Jew-haters must be publicly condemned and ostracized. It is also concerning that ADL polls show that a much greater percentage of Muslims in America are antisemitic compared to other groups. We painfully point out that some of these attackers have been reported to be Black Muslims. When Ilhan Omar falsely accused Jews of “evil doings,” and Rashida Tlaib erased the Jewish state from her Congressional map, and AOC incited violence by saying that Palestinians-Arabs “have no choice but to riot” against Jews, and none of these haters suffered any consequence for their antisemitism, it may have helped set the stage for attacks on Jews. We also repudiate Sen. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren for working with and hiring antisemitic Israelophobes like Linda Sarsour and Rep. Ilhan Omar. At the same time, we note that this is not a partisan matter. We condemn antisemitism on the Right. We have consistently repudiated hatred spewed by White Nationalists. We dare not allow these public antisemites and antisemitic groups such as the Nation of Islam, radical Muslim groups, radical African American groups, and white supremacists to legitimize and mainstream and normalize antisemitism. As Dr. Skinner recently retweeted: “Anti-semitism is on the rise. Even in the U.S. Even in NY! We better start being honest about its root causes and perpetrators, because the unthinkable can happen again.” (retweeting Len Khodorkovsky) Everything possible must be done to directly repudiate, confront, stop, and counteract the antisemitic attacks. The media has a responsibility to thoroughly report on and editorialize against these antisemitic attacks. Mr. Klein and Dr. Skinner and also calling for leaders to remember and rebuild traditional African America-Jewish friendship. The Jewish and African American communities have much in common. Both communities experienced being enslaved, redlining, longstanding discrimination, and terrible torments. Mr. Klein was born in a displaced persons camp in Germany and is the child of Holocaust. Mr. Klein testified before Congress’ House Judiciary Committee on Hate Crimes in April, and showed examples of how neo-Nazi websites primarily target Blacks and Jews. Dr. Skinner was born before President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act, and thus was born into an America that had legal discrimination and segregation in some parts of the country. We must all continue to rise above our pasts. It is horrible to now see some African American and other minorities directing hatred and violence at Jewish people in recent months. We need to remember that we are brothers and sisters. Every leader must send forth the message: Stop the hate, stop the antisemitism, and stop the attacks. Now. Click here to view the original article on JNS.org. ‌ ‌ ‌ About the ZOA ZOA is the only major American Jewish organization to consistently present the facts of the Arab/Islamic war against Israel. ZOA also exposes the anti-Israel lies about occupation, settlements, Jerusalem and Palestinian statehood. It is because of ZOA's bold and unapologetic voice that we have such a significant impact on public discourse and policy. DONATE NOW! Copyright © Zionist Organization of America 2019, 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] in collaboration with Try email marketing for free today!