The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), the oldest pro-Israel organization in the U.S., is slamming Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) for hosting an antisemitic event commemorating the so-called Palestinian “Nakba.”
The Zionist Organization of America , the oldest pro-Israel organization in the U.S., is slamming Sen. Bernie Sanders for hosting an antisemitic event commemorating the so-called Palestinian “Nakba.”
The term refers to the defeat in 1948 of the Palestinians and other Arab forces who tried to crush the newly-formed Jewish state as it declared independence. They failed, and about 700,000 Palestinians fled as refugees. A similar number of Jews fled Arab countries where they had lived for centuries. Israel — despite its poverty and uncertain security — absorbed the Jewish refugees as full citizens.
Sen. Bernie Sanders then offered Tlaib and her supporters the use of a conference room in the Senate so that they could hold their event. ZOA President Morton Klein issued aon Thursday slamming Sanders for hosting the “Nakba” event — as well as Majority Leader Chuck Schumer , who poses as a friend of Israel:
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