ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA NEWS RELEASE   ZOA Applauds Leader McCarthy and Condemns Congressman Cohen Last week, Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-09) and 11 fellow Democrats sent a letter to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy urging them to condemn former President Donald Trump’s remarks to the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) November 13th and on his social media platform, Truth Social, on October 16th for what they term “antisemitic.” The letter was signed by Congressman Cohen and Representatives Jan Schakowsky, Darren Soto, Judy Chu, Frederica S. Wilson, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, André Carson, Lucille Roybal-Allard, Barbara Lee, Susan Wild, and Dean Phillips. Separately, on Saturday, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA-23) said that when he is Speaker of the House in the next Congress, he plans to remove Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5) from the House Foreign Affairs Committee due to her antisemitic comments. Mort Klein, Zionist Organization of America National President remarked, “ZOA is proud to have honored President Trump with our highest award, the Theodor Herzl Gold Medallion, for his unmatched support of the Jewish State and American Jews. His speech was enthusiastically received by the guests, nearly a thousand of the most committed Jewish activists in the country. We certainly don’t need Congressman Cohen to tell us about antisemitism when he and his cosignatories remained deafeningly silent about the real antisemites in Congress, namely Hate Squad members Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and others. Cohen’s letter shows no real interest or concern about Jew-hatred, but clearly shows an interest in smearing his political opponents.” “ZOA strongly applauds Leader Kevin McCarthy,” continued Klein, “for sending a clear and powerful message that there will be negative consequences to Jew-hatred and unwarranted Israel-bashing which undermine America’s longstanding position of maintaining strong U.S.-Israel relations as a xxxxxx of our Mideast policy. We urge Leader McCarthy to remove other bigots Rashida Tlaib, AOC, Jamal Bowman, Cori Bush and Betty McCollum from their committees as well.” READ MORE Zionist Organization of America welcomes Azerbaijan announcement of embassy in Israel, says it should be opened in Jerusalem. READ READ ZOA prompts federal investigation into school district's response to antisemitic harassment.   Share This Email 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]