You may not want to mention the word “coup” in the jittery region of the Mideast, but, in conjunction with “The ZOA Middle East Report,” it was exactly that last month — of the nonmilitary kind, of course. Steve Feldman, exec director of the Greater Philly District of the Zionist Organization of America, reports that “to celebrate the 110th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress, which took place in Basel, Switzerland, on Aug. 29, 1897 and was led by Austrian Theodor Herzl, the show featured live interviews with Zionist leaders from Switzerland, Austria, Russia … and Venezuela … to get a taste of Zionism in those nations today.” Over and out at 1540 AM WNWR Radio? Over and in!

The Zionist Organization of America, founded in 1897, is the oldest pro-Israel organization in the United States. The ZOA works to strengthen U.S.-Israel relations, educates the American public and Congress about the dangers that Israel faces, and combats anti-Israel bias in the media and on college campuses. Its past presidents have included Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis and Rabbi Dr. Abba Hillel Silver.