ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA NEWS RELEASE   ZOA Urges U.S. to Reduce Funding for Anti-Israel UN   Yesterday, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a series of anti-Israel resolutions, including one to "dedicate its activities in 2023 to the commemoration of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Nakba, including by organizing a high-level event at the General Assembly Hall on 15 May 2023." In Arabic, "nakba" means "catastrophe," and this resolution enshrining it was sponsored by, among others, Egypt and Jordan, with which Israel has long-standing peace agreements, and supported by other Muslim neighbors Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Morocco, Sudan and the United Arab Emirates, who are also on friendly terms with Israel. Ninety nations voted in favor, 30 against with 47 abstentions. Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, the UK and the U.S. opposed. This occurred one day after the 75th anniversary of the vote on the UN Partition Plan, which would have created another Arab state alongside a Jewish state and which all Arab countries opposed. Speaking against the resolution, the American representative said, "we are engaged in the annual UN ritual of rubber-stamping outdated and ineffective resolutions that purport to advance the cause for the Palestinian people but instead reveal a profound anti-Israel bias." ZOA National President Morton A. Klein commented, "We commend the Biden administration for standing with Israel against yet another resolution at the UN, which has degenerated into little more than a propaganda outfit for Israel- and Jew-hating regimes. We urge President Biden to reduce American taxpayer dollars spent to fund this counterproductive and corrupt organization and support only transparent, humanitarian operations. "Imagine if Great Britain gathered the nations of the world to condemn July 4th as a catastrophe and the world agreed. It would be absurd. And yet when it happens to the one and only Jewish state, it's just another day at the UN. This double standard proves the UN is a Jew-hating organization, nothing more and nothing less." Read More   Watch Now: ZOA’s Mort Klein on CNN Discussing Trump and Biden on Antisemitism Concerns Watch Now     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]