In the midst of his campaign, President Trump vowed to bring peace to the Middle East by playing it down the middle between Israel and the Palestinians. “Let me be sort of a neutral guy,” he said. Two years later, any hopes of being the neutral guy are long gone. In a meeting at the […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has strongly criticized the America Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) for calling for the establishment of an Abbas/Palestinian Arab state, a position that contradicts those of both the Trump Administration and the Israeli government. That coupled with AIPAC’s long standing refusal to support Israel’s policy of the right of […]

ZOA President Morton A Klein released the following statement: This past week, we just celebrated Purim. In the story of Purim G-d works through the hands of one individual to determine the destiny of Am Yisrael. I am pleased to share with you that one of ZOA’s activist members is one of those individuals. This […]

Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein released the following statement: The Zionist Organization of America is deeply concerned about the recent Arab media reports outlining contents of the not-yet-released Trump administration peace plan.  If the reported provisions of the plan are true, the Trump Administration’s “deal of the century” would be the […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has condemned the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for its ongoing failure to revise its long-standing, pro-terror, anti-peace school textbooks for Palestinian Arab children under its care that teach that the path for Palestinian Arabs to follow is that of seeking victory via “resistance,” jihad, and radical […]

Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein released the following statement: The Zionist Organization of America strongly and gratefully praised the Trump administration for announcing plans to open a new U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, Israel – the Jewish people’s 3,000-plus-year-old capital –  in May 2018, on the meaningful occasion of the 70th anniversary […]

Palestinian Authority (PA) president Mahmoud Abbas addressed the United Nations Security Council this week, reiterating a farrago of falsehoods and distortions that underscore his lack of interest in a genuine peace with Israel. From first to last, Abbas relied on inventing or revising history, tampering with facts and data, making misleading statements, and engaging in […]

The Icelandic lawmaker who proposed a controversial ban on circumcision told The Algemeiner in an interview this week that her bill does not violate religious freedom. Silja Dögg Gunnarsdóttir of the Progressive party recently introduced the legislation in the Icelandic Parliament, where it is currently being debated. It proposes a blanket ban on male circumcision […]

The original article was posted in Detroit Jewish News.

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) is appalled by the bill put forward in the Althing, the Icelandic parliament, which would ban brit mila (Jewish ritual circumcision) in the country. The law, proposed by eight members of the country’s 63-seat parliament, including members from the the Progressive Party (the junior coalition partner in the incumbent government) and […]