ZOA President Morton A. Klein released the following statement:  “The ZOA has criticized Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, for pressuring Israeli PM Netanyahu to cancel his critically important speech on Iran to a joint session of Congress.  Jacobs said it was ‘ill advised’ for Netanyahu to speak.  ADL’s Foxman and […]

January 29, 2015  BY EMAIL AND FIRST CLASS MAIL Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider President, DePaul University Office of the President 1 East Jackson Boulevard Chicago, IL  60604-2287   Dear Reverend Holtschneider: On behalf of the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), the oldest and one of the largest pro-Israel organizations in the U.S., I write to […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has noted that, just days after President Obama’s spokesmen accused House Speaker John Boehner of “breaking protocol” by inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address a joint session of Congress, a team of up to five Obama campaign operatives has reportedly arrived in Israel to lead a campaign […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) praises the Jewish Community Relations Council-NY Federation (JCRC) for issuing 2015 Marching Group Rules which state that all groups that march in the 2015 New York City Israel Day Parade must “oppose, not fund, nor advocate for” anti-Israel anti-Jewish boycotts, divestment and sanctions (BDS). These rules aptly focus on […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has praised Senator Bob Menendez (D–NJ), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, for his courageous, forthright and principled stand in favor of legislation to reimpose tough economic sanctions on Iran if it fails to dismantle its nuclear weapons program. The ZOA has also praised Senator Menendez for […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has condemned the latest vile anti-Semitic remarks of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and called upon President Barack Obama to condemn them as well. This week, Erdogan took the occasion of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s participating in a march of solidarity for victims of the recent Paris terrorist […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has condemned Palestinian Authority (PA) dictator/president Mahmoud Abbas resorting to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to have Israel investigated for alleged war crimes committed during last year’s Gaza war. The ZOA observes that Israel was indiscriminately assaulted by thousands of rockets fired into its civilian areas from Hamas-controlled Gaza; […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) filed a false advertising complaint this week regarding the HaTikvah slates’s official platform page, which was published on January 14, 2015 on the official American election website for the World Zionist Congress elections.  The HaTikvah slate’s platform page falsely states that the HaTikvah slate works to “combat the Boycott, […]

Argentine state prosecutor Alberto Nisman was shot dead just hours before he was going to testify to the Argentinian Congress on Monday, Jan. 19, that his country’s president was directly involved in cover-ups to obscure Iran’s involvement in the Buenos Aires bombing of the Israeli Embassy and Jewish Community Center. On July 18, 1994, the Argentine Israelite […]

ZOA Files New Complaint Against Inclusion Of J Street, “Open Hillel” and New Israel Fund (NIF) In “HaTikvah Slate” In WZC Election The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) is continuing its efforts to try to make sure that the 2015 World Zionist Congress does not include organizations that promote BDS, boycotts against Jewish businesses and […]