Category Op-Ed
OP-ED Israeli Judicial Reforms Are Good for Democracy and Rule of Law – Opinion – the Jerusalem Post

By Morton A. Klein, Elizabeth Berney, Esq. (FEBRUARY 12, 2023 / JERUSALEM POST) The Left has been screaming that the new Israeli government’s judicial reform proposals are “extreme” and “the end of democracy.” However, honest examination reveals that the Israeli Supreme Court has extraordinary, autocratic, unchecked power; that reform is desperately needed, and will be good for […]

OP-ED ZOA’s Klein JPost Op-Ed: There is Nothing Extreme About Israel’s New Government

By ZOA National President Morton A. Klein (JANUARY 1, 2023 / JPOST) The Zionist Organization of America congratulates Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his Likud party and his coalition partners on the formation of the new government. In these times, when Israeli citizens are being subjected to terror attacks perpetrated by Palestinian Arab terrorists every day, […]

OP-ED ZOA Activists Confront Philadelphia Mayor’s Supported PLO Anti-Israel Event – Jewish Exponent

By Steve Feldman, Greater Philadelphia ZOA Executive Director (DECEMBER 7, 2022 / PHILADELPHIA JEWISH EXPONENT) As any coach, athlete or sports enthusiast knows, if one is not even on the playing field, there is no chance of winning. Even if one’s opponent falls flat on their faces, the best one can hope for is a […]

OP-ED Newsweek Op-Ed by ZOA’s Mort Klein: ZOA Honoring Trump as the Greatest President Ever for Israel and American Jews

(NOVEMBER 2, 2022 / NEWSWEEK) in recent weeks, we’ve seen Jew-hatred promoted by rapper and designer Ye (formerly known as Kanye West), basketball player Kyrie Irving, and the legion of ignorant haters inspired by their bigotry. On a per capita basis, Jews are the victims of more hate crimes in America than any other group; […]

OP-ED Lapid Lied, Telling UN Assembly ‘Large Majority of Israelis’ Want 2-State Solution. They Don’t. – Jewish Press

By David Israel (SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 / JEWISH PRESS) Prime Minister Yair Lapid channeled Benjamin Netanyahu at his finest on Thursday night, when he delivered a well-written speech with just the right amount of strong Israel vs. threatened Israel, the Holocaust, peace in our time (ok, that was Lapid channeling his inner Shimon Peres), and the startup nation […]

OP-ED Anti-Israel Speech From Clifton Board Of Education Commissioners In New Jersey Results In Legal Action | The Jewish Press – JewishPress.com 12 Elul 5782 – September 7, 2022

By Jewish Press Staff (SEPTEMBER 7, 2022 / JEWISH PRESS) On May 20, 2021 during a monthly Clifton, NJ school board Zoom meeting where topics such as social distancing and lunch pricing were discussed, Clifton Board of Education commissioners Feras Awwad and Fahim Abedrabbo used their platforms to engage in vitriolic speech against Israel. A […]

OP-ED ‘The Philadelphia Inquirer’ Continues Its Campaign Against Israel

By Steve Feldman (SEPTEMBER 8, 2022 / JNS) Anti-Israel “news” reports, analyses and op-eds have been routine at The Philadelphia Inquirer for more than a generation. An Aug. 23 staff-written news article about an anti-Jewish extremist who lost a job at a local school a year ago was especially egregious in its efforts to solicit […]

OP-ED ZOA’s Mort Klein’s JNS Op-Ed: CNN Ignored Left-Wing, Black and Islamist Jew-Hatred in its Special on Antisemitism

By Morton A. Klein, ZOA National President (August 29, 2022 / JNS) There were some good points in CNN’s recent special on antisemitism, such as a discussion of the importance of the Secure Community Network’s synagogue security training, a description of the harassment and death threats against a pro-Israel college student, and the general acknowledgment […]

OP-ED Biden Visit ‘Despicable, Disastrous’ Flag-Waving Failure | The Daily Wire

By Yehuda Levi (JULY 28, 2022 / Daily Wire) President Joe Biden’s trip to Israel earlier this month featured saccharine platitudes and rote pledges of friendship and fealty, but given that Biden was spurned by the Saudis, used by the Palestinians, left Israel worse than he found it, and apparently got COVID for his trouble, […]

OP-ED National Review: Joe Biden Doesn’t Deserve Israel’s Presidential Medal of Honor

By Jack Wolfsohn (JULY 13, 2022 / NATIONAL REVIEW) Israeli President Isaac Herzog is slated to give President Joe Biden the Presidential Medal of Honor on Thursday, the second day of Biden’s visit to the Middle East. This seems to be more a diplomatic ploy than a legitimate reflection of how Israelis feel about Biden’s […]