New York — The former Labor Party leader and Defense Minister, Benyamin Ben Eliezer, who is now National Infrastructure Minister in the government of Ehud Olmert, has admitted publicly that Israel’s 2005 unilateral withdrawal from Gaza was a big mistake. Speaking in a radio interview, Ben Eliezer said, “I admit and confess … I was […]

New York — The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) strongly supports the Saudi Arabia Accountability Act of 2007 (H.R.2976), introduced recently by Rep. Anthony Weiner, which is designed to “halt Saudi support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, and to secure full Saudi cooperation in […]

To Friends of Israel Around America: U.S. House Republican Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO) and U.S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley (D-NV) have demonstrated robust leadership in introducing a ZOA-supported resolution ( H.Res.758), which urges Palestinian Authority (PA) president Mahmoud Abbas, who is also leader of the Fatah party, to officially abrogate the 10 articles in the Fatah […]

New York — The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) is strongly supporting Senators Arlen Specter (R-PA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) in their sponsorship of the ZOA-initiated Saudi Arabia Accountability Act of 2007 (S. 2243), which is designed to “strongly encourage the government of Saudi Arabia to end its support for institutions that fund, train, incite, […]

New York — The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) applauds U.S. House Republican Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO) and U.S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley (D-NV) for demonstrating robust leadership in introducing this ZOA-supported resolution ( H.Res.758), which urges Palestinian Authority (PA) president Mahmoud Abbas, who is also leader of the Fatah party, to officially abrogate the 10 […]

New York — While the Palestinian Authority announces in English its demand for a two-state solution, to its own people in Arabic it continues to define all of Israel as “Palestine,” and to promise Israel’s destruction. A new video clip, broadcast numerous times daily since it first appeared on Fatah-controlled TV last week, passionately promises […]

Hamas: “Abbas’ regime will fall” New York — A senior Hamas leader, Nizar Rayyan, has stated that Hamas will soon control the Mahmoud Abbas’ Palestinian Authority (PA) by taking over the PA-controlled parts of Judea and Samaria, saying at a rally in Gaza, “In the autumn Hamas supporters will be praying in the Muqata compound […]

ZOA: Will ADL’s Foxman stoplobbying for podiums for Tutu? New York — Former South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who has a long and ugly record of demonizing Israel and Jews, has made new comments in a speech comparing Israel to the evil of the apartheid regime that once ruled South Africa. In a speech delivered […]

In November, a U.S. sponsored conference involving Israel, the Palestinian Authority (PA) and possibly several Arab states will convene in Annapolis to frame yet another plan supposed to end the Arab-Israeli war and create a Palestinian state. This conference is doomed to fail. The reason: Palestinians’ goal is Israel’s destruction, not statehood. This fact has […]

JPost: AIPAC, Peace Now, Israel Policy Forum, Arab-American Institute support U.S. aid to PA New York — A major increase to a total of approximately $400 million in American funding for the Palestinian Authority (PA) and its president, Mahmoud Abbas, has been proposed by the Bush Administration. The Jerusalem Post has reported that this proposal […]