The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has condemned as anti-Semitic New York Times’ columnist Thomas L. Friedman for stating in a recent column that “I sure hope that Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, understands that the standing ovation he got in Congress this year was not for his politics. That ovation was bought and paid […]

  Clinton Criticizes Israeli Democracy – Treatment of Women          The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has condemned the comments of US Ambassador to Belgium Howard Gutman, who stated on Wednesday that Muslim hatred for Jews stems from the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.  He claimed that what some call […]

Is Obama’s US No Longer Israel’s Ally?         Leon Panetta, President Obama’s Secretary of Defense, attacked Israel with vicious and ugly lies and absurd demands on Friday, December 2, 2011.  In response to a question from Mr. Ken Pollack, who asked, “What steps should Israel take now?,” Panetta answered, “Just get (Israel) […]

  Democrat Menendez chastises Clinton State Dept         The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has praised the Senate for its unanimous vote (100 – 0) to impose sanctions on the Central Bank of Iran, despite objections from the Obama Administration.  The sanctions are intended to deter Iran from continuing their pursuit of […]

  Under Title VI       The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is investigating the formal complaint filed by the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), alleging that Jewish students at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, have been subjected to anti-Semitic harassment, intimidation and discrimination, in violation of Title […]

  The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has expressed support for two bills before the Knesset in Jerusalem which would ban political organizations in Israel from receiving donations of more than 20,000 shekels (about $5,000) from foreign governments; and another which would tax such organizations at a rate of 45% on all revenue provided by […]

  Jordan’s King Abdullah II has warned in an interview that the 1979 Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty could collapse which, amidst other deeply worrying developments in Egypt, has lead the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) to urge Israel to state publicly that it will retake Sinai and the Sinai oilfields, handed over to Egypt under the […]

U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, Adelsons and Six Congressmembers Attended   Jim Tisch and Martin Gross Co-Dinner Chairs         NEW YORK – Almost 800 people attended the Zionist Organization of America’s (ZOA) 114th Louis B. Brandeis Award National Dinner on Sunday, November 20 at the New York City’s elegant Grand Hyatt Hotel. Media […]

  The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has praised French President Nicholas Sarkozy’s efforts to essentially apologize for his disparaging, harsh private comments, publicly overheard, about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in conversation with President Barack Obama. In a letter of condolence to Prime Minister Netanyahu on the recent death of his father-in-law, President Sarkozy […]

  The October 2011 Peace Index Poll, conducted by the Evens Program for Conflict Resolution at Tel Aviv University and the Israel Democracy Institute, has found that Israelis, by more than a 2 to 1 margin, support a new offensive against Hamas in Gaza (65% to 31%) and do not believe that renewed negotiations with […]