May 2006
ZOA
The Zionist Organization of America
4 East 34th Street New York, NY 10016
Telephone 212-481-1500 FAX 212-481-1515
Since its founding in 1897, the Zionist Organization of America
has been fighting for the Jewish people and the Land of Israel.Under the leadership of such illustrious presidents as Supreme Court
Justice Louis Brandeis and Rabbi Dr. Abba Hillel Silver, the ZOA has been on the front
lines of Jewish activism.
With a national membership of over 30,000, and chapters throughout the United States
(including Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Milwaukee, North
Jersey, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, South Jersey and Washington D.C.), the ZOA today works
to strengthen US-Israeli relations, through educational activities, public affairs
programs, working every day on Capitol Hill, and by combating anti-Israel bias in the
media, textbooks, and on campuses.
Wherever our message is needed, our voice is being heard.
The ZOA is the only organization that documents and exposes Palestinian Arab violations of
the Road Map plan. The ZOA leads the efforts on behalf of American victims of Palestinian
Arab terrorism. The ZOA's campaigns have repeatedly led to the defeat of hostile critics
of Israel who were nominated for important government positions.
The ZOA has played a key role in Congress regarding victims of terrorism, keeping
Jerusalem unified under Israeli sovereignty, fighting Hamas and Fatah, and working on the
imposition of sanctions on Syria and Saudi Arabia.
The ZOA's growing Campus Activism Network organizes college students to combat Arab
propaganda on campuses from coast to coast. The ZOA regularly brings student activists to
Israel for leadership training programs; we are preparing the Jewish activist leadership
of the future.
The ZOA's Center for Law & Justice works through the courts to help Israel and the
Jewish people. The Center has filed suit against the State Department for ignoring the law
requiring that "Jerusalem, Israel" be stamped on the passports of U.S. citizens
who are born there. The Center also helped bring about the shutdown of ten pro-terrorist
web sites. The ZOA initiated a groundbreaking case under federal civil rights laws to
rectify the anti-Semitic/anti-Israel climate on campus.
The ZOA speaks out for Israel - in reports, newsletters, and other publications…in
speeches in synagogues, churches, and community events, in high schools and colleges from
coast to coast…in e-mail action alerts…in op-eds and letters to the
editor…in radio and television appearances by ZOA leaders.
Always on the front lines of pro-Israel activism, ZOA has made its mark.
"The ZOA is the most credible advocate for Israel on the American Jewish scene
today."
"The ZOA is one of the most important and influential Jewish groups in the U.S.
today."
May 10, 2006
Contact Morton A. Klein at: www.zoa.org
Attn: NEWS EDITOR
Sharon called PA Police - Terrorists
ZOA STRONGLY OPPOSES US DECISION TO FUND PALESTINIANS/HAMAS WORKERS
New York - The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has criticized the decision made by the Bush Administration yesterday to agree to the creation of a system to transfer funds for salaries and humanitarian assistance to the Palestinians, which represents a deviation from its policy of isolating Hamas and not funding the Hamas Palestinian Authority (PA) government. The US has agreed to give $10 million in emergency medical assistance to Palestinians in Gaza, some of which will be channeled through the United States Agency for International Development and the United Nations Children's Fund.
ZOA sent a letter to President Bush signed by ZOA President Morton A. Klein; Chairman of the Board, Dr. Michael Goldblatt; Chairman of Executive Committee, Dr. Alan Mazurek, saying, "Providing US taxpayers dollars to the Hamas/Palestinian government employees; the Hamas/Palestinian teachers who spew hatred of the US and Israel in their classroom; to the Hamas/Palestinian police of whom Prime Minister Sharon said, 'the PA security organizations are really security terror organizations' (and that was under Mazen); or to any other Hamas/Palestinian institution whether direct or indirect is a serious and dangerous mistake. "Firstly, it sends a message that there are no serious consequences to the ongoing terror and promotion of terror by the Hamas/Palestinian authority. Secondly, all monies are fungible and this US money frees up other PA funds to buy arms and fund further terrorism against Israel Jews.
Thirdly, this only strengthens and helps prop us the Hamas terror regime, when there should be weakened and destroyed. "The Palestinians have also not fulfilled a single aspect of their obligations under Oslo or the Road Map. Congress passed legislation after Oslo stating that financial aid is contingent on Palestinian compliance. Tragically every President has invoked a waiver to bypass the will of Congress. "The reason we have this tragic Hamas/Palestinian terrorism situation today is that we have ignored the anti-peace/pro-terrorism actions of the Palestinians for over 12 years now. The US has continued financing and even negotiating with this terror regime. "It's time to be Churchillian and make it clear the Palestinians agenda will go backwards and not forwards if they don't change their policy of murder and destruction of Israel and finally join the world of civilized nations that prepare their children for a productive life and not for death and hatred. "Mr. President, do what's right and moral. Stop funding these Hamas terrorist institutions, which calls for the murder of Jews and the destruction of Israel in its charter, while establishing close relations with Iran - an arch enemy of the US."The Zionist Organization of America
4 East 34th Street New York, NY 10016
Telephone 212-481-1500 FAX 212-481-1515
ZOA Strongly Opposes US Decision to Fund Palestinians/Hamas Workers
Thursday, May 11, 2006