ZOA Opposes Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove’s Dangerous View: Arab Parties Are Hostile to Israel — They Do Not Belong in Israel’s Government — JNS Op-Ed by ZOA’s Morton Klein and Liz Berney, Esq.
By Morton Klein and Elizabeth Berney, Esq. (November 4, 2026 / JNS) In an op-ed (Oct. 30), Park Avenue Synagogue (NYC) Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove calls for Israeli parties to include in a governing coalition disloyal Arab parties (Ra’am and the Arab Joint List) that oppose Israel’s existence, call for violence against Israel, and side with and represent Israel’s enemies instead of Israel. Frighteningly, the Arab Joint List celebrated its 2026 election gains by singing the Palestinian national anthem, which calls “Palestine” “my home” and clamors for violently conquering Israel with fire, guns, blood, and the volcano of revenge. The Joint List […]
Founded in 1897, the Zionist Organization of America (“ZOA”) is the oldest pro-Israel organization in the United States. With offices around the country and in Israel, the ZOA is dedicated to educating the public, elected officials, media, and college/high school students about the truth of the ongoing and relentless Arab war against Israel. ZOA is also committed to promoting strong U.S.-Israel relations. ZOA works to protect Jewish college and high school students from intimidation, harassment and discrimination, and in fighting anti-Semitism in general.
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