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ZOA Triggers Removal and Review of Anti-Israel Lesson for K-12 History Education

The National Council for History Education (NCHE), which provides resources to teachers for quality history education, removed a lesson from its website and is reviewing the lesson’s contents, after the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) raised concerns about the lesson’s many falsehoods and its anti-Israel bias. NCHE’s lesson, titled “Plan Displacement and Resistance: The Nakba […]

JTA: Israeli Consul General Ofir Akunis’ Rosh Hashanah Message: ‘Wake Up’ — ZOA’s Morton Klein Quoted

*Note: Truth is not a political position. ZOA, a rational centrist pro-Israel organization, takes stances on policies, not political parties. By Joseph Strauss (SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 / JTA) “Who boycotted Jews? The Third Reich!” Ofir Akunis, Israel’s consul general in New York, was not being subtle. In a recent interview with the Jewish Telegraphic Agency […]

OP-ED Trump’s Envoy to Combat Antisemitism, Amb. Yehuda Kaploun (Upcoming ZOA Honoree): A Case for Optimism This New Year — JNS

ZOA is honoring Amb. Kaploun, Amb. Mike Huckabee, and a heroic IDF soldier at the ZOA Gala in NYC on Nov. 15, 2026. By Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun (Sept. 10, 2026 / JNS) For Jews around the world, the sound of the shofar reappoints God Almighty as ruler of the world. Its piercing sound each year […]

ZOA Condemns Antisemitic, Anti-Israel UK, France, Canada and Others’ Trade Bans

ZOA Calls for U.S. States to Enforce Anti-BDS Laws Against the UK and Others Imposing Antisemitic Trade Bans Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) National President Morton A. Klein released the following statement: ZOA condemns the antisemitic anti-Israel trade ban imposed by the United Kingdom, France and Canada on all goods produced in the historic, lawful […]

ZOA’s Morton Klein Quoted — As High Holidays Loom, Jewish Leaders Say ‘Little Comfort’ in ‘Minor Fluctuations’ in New NYC Data on Anti-Jewish Hate Crimes — JNS

By Menachem Wecker (Sept. 3, 2026 / JNS) In response to new crime data, including about anti-Jewish hate crimes, from last month which the New York City Police Department released on Thursday days ahead of the High Holidays, Jewish leaders told JNS that there is little comfort in some numbers dropping slightly. Jessica Tisch, commissioner […]

OP-ED Just War Is Not the Same as ‘Genocide’ — ZOA’s Dan Pollak ‘The Hill’ Op-Ed

By Dan Pollak (September 3, 2026 / The Hill) For every war, there is a legitimate debate about whether it is fought justly. But there is no legitimate debate about what constitutes genocide. The two are fundamentally different concepts. Yet critics routinely blur that distinction only when Israel is involved. The selective application of the […]

OP-ED The Latest Big Lie About Israel Is ‘Settler Violence’ — ZOA’s Adam Turner AG Op-Ed

The UN has admitted that it does not always independently confirm every detail before publication of its reports. By Adam Turner (September 1, 2026 / AG) There is a saying that “a lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes.” In other words, false information can spread […]