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At the ZOA, we’re working overtime to try to combat this veritable flood of hatred, and to defend the
Jewish people. For instance:
• ZOA has been demanding that the Democratic House leadership censure and strip the
anti-Semitic Squad members of their committee posts.
• I personally made the same demand when I recently testified before Congress about anti-
Semitism. I also called out the Congressman who referred to Jews as “termites,” while he
was sitting right there in the hearing room.
• When I testified before Congress, some tried to silence me. But none of us at ZOA will be
silenced.
• ZOA has been fighting to stop Congress from even considering the Squad’s anti-Semitic
resolution (H. Res. 496) to promote anti-Israel boycotts. So far, we’ve succeeded.
• ZOA demanded that CNN fire violence-promoting anti-Semite Marc Lamont Hill. Soon
thereafter, CNN announced Hill’s departure. ZOA continues to campaign for Temple
University to fire Hill.
• ZOA (along with several allies) protested the Times’ anti-Semitic cartoons in front of the
New York Times office building. Shortly afterwards, the Times agreed to discontinue its
cartoons. We’re still combatting the Times’ biased coverage of Israel.
• ZOA demanded the cancellation of the library book reading that would celebrate Intifadas.
The library initially postponed the reading, but the author ultimately read the book on
October 20, 2019 amid protests outside of the library. The ZOA provided fact sheets to
expose the book’s falsehoods.
• ZOA wrote to the Ohio Medical Board urging the permanent revocation of the license
of the doctor who threatened to harm Jewish patients, and we successfully enlisted our
wonderful advocate-members to do the same.
• ZOA’s Center for Law and Justice and ZOA Campus are continually combatting anti-
Semitism on college campuses throughout the country, and assisting students who face
threats and harassment because they are Jews and support Israel.
In sum, the ZOA — together with you, our activists — is doing everything we can to combat the evil
forces of anti-Semitism and Israel-hatred.
Our people’s victories have not come easily. But we’ve learned that our efforts and persistence really
do achieve great results. Together, we can continue to make a real difference and overcome today’s many
challenges.
Sincerely,
Morton A. Klein, ZOA National President