Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein released the following statement: The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF)’s necessary, carefully targeted, defensive response to hordes of Hamas-sponsored terrorists and rioters attempting to charge through the Gaza-Israel border has once again demonstrated that, in the words of British Commander Colonel Richard Kemp, the IDF is “the […]

In a letter sent on March 26, 2018, ZOA National Board Member David I. Schoen, Esq. called on Noel Francisco, the Solicitor General of the United States, to withdraw the brief he filed with the United States Supreme Court in Sokolow v. PLO, brought under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) by American victims of terrorism against […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) urged the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) to revoke the registered status of UCSB’s so-called Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) group, after SJP posted images and words on Facebook that endorse and incite violence against Israelis and Jews. SJP’s Facebook posts included a photo of a Palestinian […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has pointed to a recent, informal poll taken by an Al Jazeera talk show host, with tens of thousands of followers, which showed that a stunning 56% said they backed Israel in the recent recent Israeli-Iranian clash in Syria. These results are even more surprising when one recalls that the poll was conducted by the […]

Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein released the following statement: The ZOA proudly and happily congratulates Ambassador John R. Bolton on his appointment to serve as President Trump’s National Security Advisor.  ZOA praises President Trump for making this wise, stellar appointment.  This appointment, like the president’s appointments of Secretary of State-nominee Mike […]

Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein released the following statement: The ZOA praises Senator Chris Coons (D-Del) for his remarks on the Hugh Hewitt show today agreeing to press for a vote to confirm pro-Israel nominee Ric Grenell as U.S. Ambassador to Germany, and his statement that “the vacancy in Germany has […]

Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein released the following statement criticizing World Jewish Congress (WJC) President Ron Lauder’s opinion piece published in the New York Times on March 18:  Lauder’s op-ed unconditionally demands a Palestinian State as the solution to the Arab war against Israel but ignores the fact that Palestinian Arabs […]

Amid never-ending speculation over the release of President Donald Trump’s much anticipated Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, a major piece of legislation making its way through Congress may have a profound impact on the already strained ties between the United States and the Palestinians. This legislation, dubbed the Taylor Force Act—named for a 28-year-old former U.S. serviceman […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has expressed condemnation of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent statement in an interview which slurred Jews and other groups for the actions of Russian nationals indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller in the latter’s investigation into possible interference in the 2016 US presidential elections. The ZOA is calling upon […]

From remarks delivered on June 25th, 2017, at the 73rd memorial Ceremony for Major General Orde Wingate, at Arlington National Cemetery, where he is interred. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) are different than other armies. Their tactics often involve unexpected solutions to standard problems, and their junior officers lead from the front at all times, […]