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OP-ED ZOA’s Tuchman/Klein – JPost Op-Ed: U.S. Jewish Students are Not Protected By U.S. Civil Rights Office

By Susan B. Tuchman, Esq. and Morton A. Klein (NOVEMBER 27, 2021 / JPOST) If you’re worried about rising campus antisemitism and its impact on young Jews, you’ll be alarmed to know that the one federal agency tasked with addressing this problem – the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) – has […]

Israeli Consul Gen’l for Florida Tweet: “We’re Honored to Meet ZOA President Mort Klein & ZOA Florida Director Sharona Whisler for Important Discussion on U.S.-Israel Relations”

ZOA President Morton A. Klein and ZOA Florida Executive Director Sharona Whisler met yesterday with Israel’s Florida consul general and deputy consul general. The discussion centered largely on Klein urging the Consul general to urge Jewish leaders and rabbis to publicly support the Israeli government’s opposition to opening a U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem for the […]

ZOA Praises Sen. Kennedy (R-LA) & Rep. Sherman (D-CA) for Bill to Reduce Jew-Hatred in Palestinian Arab Schools

Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein and ZOA Director of Government Relations Dan Pollak released the following statement: The ZOA strongly endorses the introduction of the “Peace and Tolerance in Palestinian Education Act” in the Senate by Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) and urges Senators from both parties to become co-sponsors. An identical […]

ZOA Mich. President Condemns Rep. Levin’s Praising Jew-Hater Rashida Tlaib & Levin’s Dangerous “2-State Solution” Bill

By Sheldon L. Freilich When members of Congress propose legislation, it is usually based on a constructive approach. That’s not the case with U.S. Representative Andy Levin (D-MI) and his proposed “Two-State Solution Act”, co-sponsored by 24 other House members. The bill is gravely perilous to U.S.-Israel relations, while supporting terrorism against Israel. The Levin […]

ACTION ALERT: Protest UN Palestinian Arab Refugee Agency’s Antisemitic, Pro-Terror School Curriculum

ZOA Action Alert: Protest UN Palestinian Arab Refugee Agency’s Antisemitic, Pro-Terror School Curriculum The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) is devoted exclusively to Palestinian Arab refugees. Unlike the UN High Commissioner for Refugees – the UN body that deals with every other refugee group around the world – UNRWA’s goal, since its creation […]

ZOA Condemns Michael Flynn’s Call for the U.S. to Have ‘One Religion’

Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein and ZOA Director of Government Relations Dan Pollak released the following statement: ZOA strongly condemns the statement of Michael Flynn, the former National Security Advisor and Army Lieutenant General, that the U.S. should have “one religion.” ZOA calls on LTG Flynn to retract the statement, and […]

Urge Fordham U. to Stand by Its Correct Decision to Reject Antisemitic/Anti-Israel SJP Club

Urge Fordham U. to Stand by Its Correct Decision to Reject Antisemitic/Anti-Israel SJP Club!   In December 2020, Fordham University prevailed in a legal battle initiated by student supporters of the antisemitic, Israel-hating campus group that calls itself “Students for Justice in Palestine” (SJP). The New York Supreme Court’s Appellate Division, First Department, upheld Fordham’s […]

Huge ZOA Jerusalem Banners/Others Pressure Biden to Not Open U.S. Consulate for Palestinians in Jerusalem – The Media Line

Israelis Are United In Opposition to a U.S. Consulate for Palestinians in Jerusalem By Mohammad Al-Kassim (NOVEMBER 5, 2021 / THE MEDIA LINE) Israelis in large part are united in opposition to a second diplomatic mission in Jerusalem, but the U.S. is likely to go through with it anyway, experts say Several huge banners appeared […]

ZOA to Civil Rights Office: Make Fighting Antisemitism a Priority and Stop Ignoring Cases Affecting Jewish Students

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) sent a letter on November 4, 2021, to the recently confirmed Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Catherine E. Lhamon, urging the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to prioritize fighting campus antisemitism and finally decide antisemitism cases filed under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act that […]

ZOA Criticizes ADL for Featuring Hostile-to-Israel Speakers at ADL Never-Is-Now Conference

Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein released the following statement: ZOA is appalled by ADL featuring hostile-to-Israel speakers at its “Never is Now” conference this week. These speakers include: Dr. Sara Yael Hirschhorn’s extreme demonization of Israel has included accusing Israel of perpetrating “ethnic cleansing” and “daily violations of human rights,” and […]