Category ZOA in the news
ZOA Op-ed in Jewish Exponent About Iran Nukes

Ten Senate Democrats who had persistently expressed concern over President Barack Obama’s concessionary policy toward Iran over its nuclear weapons program recently wrote to the president that they would postpone seeking new sanctions legislation in the event of a failure of nuclear talks. Under reportedly enormous pressure from the White House, the senators said they […]

Times of Israel Article: ZOA Criticizes Jewish Groups for Opposing or Silence on Netanyahu Iran Speech

The right-wing Zionist Organization of America suggested Monday that some American-Jewish groups’ behavior surrounding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned address to Congress is similar to that of the “Jewish leaders of the 1930s,” in reference to the lack of unity and organization in the American-Jewish community in the years leading up to and during the […]

ZOA Op-ed About Obama and Iranian Nukes in Front Page Magazine

Last week, 10 Senate Democrats who had persistently expressed concern over President Barack Obama’s concessionary policy to Iran over its nuclear weapons program, announced via a letter to the President that they would desist from seeking to pass new legislation to reimpose sanctions in the event of a failure in nuclear talks. Under reportedly enormous pressure […]

Article Stating ZOA Attempt to Stop Anti-Israel Fundraiser

On Tuesday, February 3rd, Students for Justice in Palestine’s (SJP) Chicago network successfully hosted a fundraising dinner for Palestinian community leader Rasmea Odeh at DePaul University. The event had an overwhelming turnout despite the snow, security issues, and threats from opposition groups. More than 200 guests packed the Student Center’s largest venue to support Rasmea […]

OP-ED BY: Morton Klein and Liz Berney ZOA Op-ed in Israel’s Largest Newspaper Correcting Falsehood About WZC Elections

Harold Goldmeier’s article on the World Zionist Congress elections, “Making the WZO Relevant Again,” falsely claims that the Zionist Organization of America filed election complaints to disqualify slates that “even merely favor” a Palestinian state or take positions that are “not to ZOA’s liking.” Although the ZOA is opposed to a terrorist Palestinian Arab state, […]

European Jewish News Article About Brussels Anti-Semitism Conference that ZOA’s Klein Keynoted

The Conference for Countering anti-Semitism was a three-day conference held in Brussels from 5 — 7 December. The conference was organised by Eitan Behar, Director of The Centre for Diaspora Communications and Countering anti-Semitism which is a body of The World Zionist Organization and currently falls under the leadership of Yaakov Hagoel. The conference started […]

ZOA Manhattan Director Article on Legality of Judea/Samaria Jewish Communities

Last week Foreign Policy Magazine published an article by Eric Goldstein, Deputy Director for Middle East and North Africa at Human Rights Watch called “Can I take a Tax-Deduction on My Donation to Israeli Settlements in Palestine?” Goldstein contends that “settlers” are moving into neighborhoods in “East Jerusalem” a territory he claims is illegally occupied […]

ZOA Cited by Chicago Paper on DePaul U. Fundraiser for Convicted Terrorist

Last year, Rasmieh Yousef Odeh was convicted of federal immigration fraud in Detroit after she hid on her immigration forms that she once was convicted of a 1969 terrorist bombing in Israel that killed two college students. Now, pro-Palestinian students at DePaul University in Chicago are holding a fundraiser for Odeh’s legal defense fund, one […]

ZOA’s Klein Quoted in Israel Hayom on Obama Meddling in Elections Hypocrisy

Z ionist groups in the U.S. have lashed out at what they say is a purported attempt by the U.S. to get involved in Israeli elections. The Zionist Organization of America published a report titled “Obama campaign team works to defeat Netanyahu,” stating while Obama refuses to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his coming […]

State Department-Funded Group Reportedly Working to Unseat Netanyahu

A U.S. State Department-funded group is partnering with an Israeli grassroots political organization in an effort to unseat Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Jewish state’s upcoming March election, according to reports. The Washington Free Beacon reported Tuesday that OneVoice International—an activist organization founded in 2002 that seeks to “empower” Israelis and Palestinians to […]