ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA OP-ED   ZOA Michigan Region JNS Op-Ed: A Michigan High School Deliberately Traumatized Jewish Students By Sheldon L. Freilich, ZOA Michigan President (MARCH 21, 2023 / JNS) The Zionist Organization of America Michigan Region is disturbed that known anti-Israel and antisemitic activist Huwaida Arraf was invited to speak at Bloomfield Hills High School, west of Detroit, as part of the school’s diversity initiative. Arraf gave four presentations to a heavily Jewish student audience at Bloomfield Hills High School on March 14. Her anti-Israel and antisemitic rhetoric made many Jewish students uncomfortable, with some leaving the assembly in tears. She calls herself a “Palestinian human rights activist,” but her actions show she is an antisemitic anti-Israel advocate who supports terrorism. Her Twitter account repeatedly displays antisemitic tropes and lies, calling Israelis “Jewish supremacists” and Israel an apartheid state. She has written in favor of Palestinians resorting to violence and insisted that suicide bombings are “noble.” As chair of the Free Gaza Movement, Arraf was behind the infamous 2010 Mavi Marmara flotilla, which attempted to break the perfectly legal Egyptian and Israeli weapons blockade of Gaza. Arraf was aboard one of the boats of the nine-ship flotilla, which was linked to both Hamas and Al-Qaeda. Flotilla organizers made clear that their intention was to violate Israel’s security perimeter. They claimed their goal was to deliver humanitarian supplies. In fact, weapons and contraband were subsequently found on the Mavi Marmara. Nearly two dozen members of Hamas used knives, clubs, chains and metal rods to mount an unprovoked attack on the Israeli weapons inspectors who boarded the flotilla in accordance with international law. Video footage shows, among other acts of violence, an Israeli soldier being stabbed, gangs of passengers pummeling soldiers with metal rods and other objects and a soldier being thrown off one of the upper decks.   READ MORE   ZOA’s Morton Klein Speaks at Palm Beach Antisemitism Conference Tuesday, March 28, 2023 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Conference Colony Hotel in Palm Beach, FL 6:00 p.m. Dinner Reception, Palm Beach Synagogue. RSVP Required Register For more information, email Rabbi Shneor Minsky at or call 561-838-9002 x4.   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 2023, 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]