New York, October 22, 2014: The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has criticized Secretary of State John Kerry for making repeated, absurd statements blaming Israel for increased terrorism and instability in the Middle East. In a recent speech at a White House ceremony for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, Secretary Kerry said the Israeli/Palestinian […]

Agence France-Presse October 21, 2014 6:00am Met defies protests to stage ‘Klinghoffer’ opera  Defying picketers and audience disruptions, New York’s Metropolitan Opera has opened “The Death of Klinghoffer,” which explores the psyche of Palestinian hijackers who killed a wheelchair-bound US Jew. Leading US composer John Adams operatized the 1985 seizure of the Achille Lauro cruise-liner […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has highlighted the results of a recent poll showing that three-quarters of Israelis oppose Israeli withdrawal to the 1949 armistice lines and the establishment of a Palestinian state.   The poll, conducted on October 12-14, 2014, by Shivukim-Panorama for the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, found that 74% of the Israeli […]

“Klinghoffer” Protest At Lincoln Center Today, Monday, October 20, 6 p.m., Press Conference at 5 p.m., with Former Mayor Guiliani, Cong Peter King, Eliott Engel, ZOA Pres. Klein Painfully, today is the opening performance at the Metropolitan Opera of the pro-terrorist, anti-Semitic, anti-Israel opera “Death of Klinghoffer.” The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) notes with […]

NEW YORK — October 15 — The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has condemned the vote of the British parliament to grant ‘Palestine’ diplomatic recognition, even though it is not actually a sovereign state. The vote passed in the House of Commons by the seemingly huge majority of 274-12, but in fact less than half […]

[NOTE: The following letter was written to condemn Sears’ sale of ring with swastika symbol. Sears has now removed the item from online circulation and taken down accompanying links.]  October 13, 2014   Dear Mr. Lampert:   We were appalled to learn that swastika rings are available for purchase on the Sears website.  Shockingly, these […]

Monday evening October 20th is the opening night of the anti-Semitic, anti-Israel pro-terrorist “Death of Klinghoffer” opera at the Metropolitan Opera.   The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) urges everyone to attend the protest scheduled for that evening, Monday evening October 20th at 6 p.m. at Lincoln Center, 65th Street and Broadway.   (There will […]

The anti-Israel movement on college campuses is loud and well organized.  Last year, many Jewish students received fake eviction notices in their dorms and some students were physically attacked. Now,  in the aftermath of this summer’s conflict in Gaza and unrest across the Middle East, the situation on many campuses – even those with large Jewish […]

October 3, 2014 The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has expressed strong criticism of President Barack Obama for disgracefully threatening Israel with isolation and perhaps even a rupture in the U.S./Israel relationship by stating that Israel’s decision to build 2,500 apartments in the Givat Hamatos neighborhood in eastern Jerusalem “distance Israel from even its closest […]

October 2, 2014 The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has praised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the United Nations General Assembly, in which he correctly and appropriately described the speech of Palestinian Authority (PA) president Mahmoud Abbas and other defamers of Israel as “brazen lies,” identified radical Islam as the leitmotif of the Middle […]