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OP-ED Why U.S. Needed to Attack Iran: ZOA’s Morton Klein’s USA TODAY Op-Ed

Epic Fury is not a momentary action. It is the culmination of 47 years of war waged by the Iranian regime against the United States, its allies and even its own citizens. By Morton A. Klein Even if Israel didn’t exist, the United States would need to go to war against the Islamic Republic of […]

Reform Jewish Groups’ Iran Statement Undermines U.S., Israeli Efforts in War Against Islamic Republic of Iran, ZOA Head Says – JNS

By Jessica Russak-Hoffman (March 3, 2026 / JNS) Morton Klein, national president of the Zionist Organization of America, sharply criticized a coalition of Reform Jewish groups, accusing them of undercutting U.S. and Israeli military efforts and repeating what he called false claims about shelter access in Israel. Klein told JNS that a March 1 letter from the coalition […]

ZOA’s Morton Klein Praises Joint U.S.-Israeli Strike on Iran as Historic Act of Self-Defense – THEJ.CA – Northern Calif. Jewish News

Klein argued that even absent Israel’s security concerns, the United States would have had to act independently to counter what he described as an openly hostile regime. By TheJ.Ca Staff (March 3, 2026 / TheJ.Ca) Morton Klein, national president of the Zionist Organization of America, on Tuesday praised the joint U.S.–Israeli strike on Iran’s regime […]

ZOA Quoted: American Jewish Organizations Are Responding to the Joint U.S.-Israeli Strikes on Iran – JTA

The ZOA praised U.S. strikes as long overdue and said they would’ve been necessary even if Israel didn’t exist, because of the Iranian regime’s antagonism against the U.S. and the West. (February 28, 2026 / JTA) Many — but not all — major American Jewish groups are backing the U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran that began […]

ZOA Praises Arizona House Requiring Using Term “Judea/Samaria” & Affirming Israeli Sovereignty There — Israel Natl News

The Arizona House of Representatives today approved legislation affirming Israel’s sovereignty over Judea and Samaria, including the use of the names in official communications. (February 24, 2026 / Israel Natl News) The Arizona House of Representatives today approved House Resolution 2002 and House Concurrent Resolution 2047, legislation sponsored by State Representative David Livingston affirming Israel’s […]

ZOA Condemns New Draft “State of Palestine” Constitution Promoting Paying Arabs to Murder Jews and War to Eliminate Israel

Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) National President Morton A. Klein and ZOA Director of Research and Special Projects Liz Berney, Esq. released the following statement:   The Zionist Organization of America strongly condemns the newly-released February 2026 draft “State of Palestine” Constitution, authored by Palestinian Authority (PA) dictator Mahmoud Abbas’ constitution-writing committee which confirms that a Palestinian […]

ZOA’s Morton Klein Quoted: Islam Needs a Revolution and Must Accept a Jewish State — Irish Star

By Charlie Jones (February 16, 2026 / Irish Star) California Governor Gavin Newsom has slammed a Republican lawmaker as a “racist slob,” after online comments about Muslims. Writing on X, Congressman Randy Fine, a close Trump ally, had said: “If they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult […]

OP-ED ZOA’s Morton Klein’s Open Letter to Kevin Roberts, President of Heritage Foundation, on Reneging His Promise to Klein to Publicly Denounce Jew-Hater Tucker Carlson – JNS

Kevin D. Roberts, PhD President The Heritage Foundation 214 Massachusetts Ave NE Washington, D.C. 20002-4999 Dear Dr. Roberts, Thank you for our meeting at the Heritage Foundation in December, 2025. I very much appreciated our detailed, cordial discussion about the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA)’s concerns about you and the Heritage Foundation defending and allying […]

OP-ED ZOA Klein/Berney JNS Op-Ed: ZOA Condemns Mamdani’s Dangerous Choice of Phylisa Wisdom to Lead Office to Combat Jew-Hatred

A person worth their salt for a position to fight antisemitism should demand that New York City pursue the virulent groups that attack Jews, not celebrate legal action against a group that defends them. By Morton A. Klein, ZOA National President and Elizabeth A. Berney, ZOA Director of Research and Special Projects (February 11, 2026 […]

ZOA’s Liz Berney Quoted: ‘We’re Under Attack’: Jewish New Yorkers Blame Mayor Mamdani as Antisemitism Explodes — CBN News

“Anti-Semites, what they try to do is restrict the definition of antisemitism. And all of this emboldens the anti-Israel groups,” said ZOA researcher Liz Berney, Esq. By David Brody (February 05, 202 / CBN) New York City reported a shocking rise in antisemitic hate crimes in January. A new press release from the NYPD notes […]