The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) mourns the loss of Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), the five-term New Jersey Democrat. Senator Lautenberg, a proud Jew, served his country in war and peace. A veteran of World War II, and a dedicated public servant, he was an indefatigable champion of human rights for Soviet Jews, and others […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has pointed to further, deeply worrying borderline anti-Semitic, anti-Israel and anti-U.S. aspects of Samantha Power’s record as additional cause for opposing her nomination by President Barack Obama for the post of U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Among the statements listed below that can be added to Power’s record […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has expressed opposition to President Barack Obama’s nomination of Samantha Power for the post of U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, a cabinet-rank position, in succession to Susan Rice. The overwhelming evidence of her entire record causes us great fear and concern as to her appropriateness for this post. […]

 The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has criticized the 92nd Street Young Men’s and Young Women’s Hebrew Association (YM-YWHA, commonly known as ‘The Y’) for having hosted a virulent critic of Israel and borderline anti-Semite, author Alice Walker this week.  Alice Walker’s record:  In 2011, Walker made a video in support of the Gaza flotilla, […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has condemned writer Alice Walker for her lying and vicious defamation of Israel contained in her open letter to performer Alicia Keyes, urging her to cancel her upcoming tour of Israel. The ZOA finds Walker’s letter to be that of a bigoted racist and anti-Semite whose views are no […]

ZOA was well represented at the annual NYC “Celebrate Israel” Parade yesterday, Sunday, June 2, 2013.  Enclosed is a picture of the ZOA banner we proudly held marching up 5th Avenue. It was entitled “Heroes of Zionism.”  ZOA’s “Heroes of Zionism” included Theodor Herzl, David Ben Gurion, Ze’ev Jabotinsky, Louis Brandeis and Abba Hillel Silver, who […]

 The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has criticized the Obama Administration for its criticism of an Israeli announcement approving tenders for the construction of 300 new homes in Ramot, a Jewish neighborhood in eastern Jerusalem. At the same time, it has ignored the on-going illegal Arab construction in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria, which is also […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has pointed to the open Palestinian embrace of Nazi symbols like the swastika flag as but further evidence that Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah/Palestinian Authority (PA) remains wedded to eliminating the Jewish state of Israel. Recently, in the Palestinian Arab city of Beit Omar, close to the Jewish communities of Gush […]

Hundreds of activists from 16 states across the country, from California to Ohio, to Pennsylvania and Florida, participated in the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA)’s Annual Advocacy Mission to Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Meeting with over a hundred Members of Congress and their legislative assistants, ZOA activists urged them to:   1). Support […]