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Zionist Organization of America Slams White House Antisemitism Summit: ‘Exploiting Jew-Hatred for Partisan Gain’

By Joel Pollak


(DECEMBER 6, 2022 / BREITBART) Morton Klein, president of the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), the oldest pro-Israel group in the United States, slammed President Joe Biden Monday for an “antisemitism summit” that excludes conservative groups.


The “roundtable,” to be held Wednesday, will be chaired by Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, who is Jewish, and will discuss the threat of antisemitism in the wake of Kanye West’s recent remarks, amid other incidents.


White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre — who has a history of anti-Israel statements — said Monday that the summit “will include leaders of Jewish organizations fighting antisemitism that represents the wide range of Jewish community from students to seniors, and including Reform, Conservative, and Orthodox denominations.” (The “Conservative” denomination is semi-traditional, and is not politically conservative.)


ZOA’s Klein pointed out that his group, among others on the political right, had been excluded — despite the fact that ZOA has helped to lead the fight against antisemitism on college campuses and elsewhere. He added:


“The White House is hiding the list of invitees, because ZOA is not on it and neither are any other groups who have criticized left-wing antisemitism and Biden’s hostile-to-Israel policies and appointments such as the Coalition for Jewish Values or the Jewish Leadership Project. It’s obvious that this is nothing but a partisan event exploiting Jew-hatred and punishing critics of the Administration’s Mideast policies and that the administration and Democrats are using Jews as cudgel to beat their political opponents.

"Antisemitism is possibly the one position right-wing and left-wing extremists agree on and politicizing the suffering of the Jewish people is inexcusable. ZOA has been the leading pro-Israel organization since a half century before the founding of the modern Jewish state. We led the campaign for including Jewish students under the protections of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act; in fact, we were alone for much of that battle. ZOA is a strictly non-partisan organization that fights Jew-hatred regardless of its source. The White House should as well.”

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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.

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