ZOA Condemns Sen. Van Hollen for ‘Hostility’ Toward Israel

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) is blasting Sen. Chris Van Hollen, accusing him of repeated “hostility” toward Israel and saying the Maryland Democrat has become one of Capitol Hill’s most aggressive critics of the Jewish state.

ZOA said it supports remarks from Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of Greater Washington CEO Ron Halber, who told reporters this week that Van Hollen has “lost his way with support for Israel” and has become “the leading senator agitating against Israel in the United States Senate.”

ZOA also condemned what it called a personal attack from a Van Hollen spokesperson, who accused Halber by name of being an “apologist for the Netanyahu government,” a characterization Halber rejected.

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