Will these extremist groups influence Reform policy?           The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has expressed concern at the appointment of Rabbi Richard Jacobs as head of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ). Included among our concerns is the fact that Rabbi Jacobs is a member of the Rabbinic Cabinet […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) strongly commends the comments made by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates during his press conference in Israel yesterday.  He was appearing with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak one day after a vicious Palestinian terrorist bomb attack against civilians in Jerusalem killed one person and injured dozens of others. […]

  And Obama’s equivalence between terrorism & self-defense           The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has criticized President Barack Obama’s inappropriate moral equivalence between Palestinian Arab terrorist acts and Israeli self-defense actions. This was made evident when President Obama stated yesterday that, while he condemned the bombing in Jerusalem and “offered […]

  ZOA president Max Nussbaum converted Taylor to Judaism       The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) mourns the passing of legendary American actress and ardent Zionist, Elizabeth Taylor, who has passed away, aged 79. Ms. Taylor, who enjoyed a long and hugely successful career in Hollywood, was converted to Judaism in 1959 by […]

Falk claimed 9/11 inside job by Americans     ZOA Condemns Israel-Basher U.N.’s Richard Falk’s Lies Against Israel     The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has condemned Richard Falk, the special rapporteur of the United Nations on the Palestinians, who has told the U.N. Human Rights Council that Israel is committing ethnic cleansing in […]

  What does Obama refusal say about his feelings towards Jews & Israel?           The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has strongly condemned President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for their frightening refusal to condemn the obscene anti-Semitic ceremony naming a square near Ramallah, in honor of Fatah […]

U.S. must cease aid until incitement ends       The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has called for the Obama Administration to demand of Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah-controlled Palestinian Authority (PA) that it immediately terminate incitement to hatred and murder against Israel and Jews, including rescinding the naming of dozens of streets, schools, city squares, […]

  ZOA’s Title VI Campaign Brings Results     The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) praised the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) today, for opening an investigation into a complaint alleging a hostile environment for Jewish students at the University of California, Santa Cruz, in violation of the newly-interpreted Title VI […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) welcomes the nomination of Daniel Shapiro as the United States Ambassador to Israel.  Shapiro is presently the National Security Council’s Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa.  Prior to that, he served on the staffs of U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Bill Nelson (D-FL).  He also […]

  ZOA working on Hill on resolution demanding PA end incitement           The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has strongly backed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s demand of Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah-controlled Palestinian Authority (PA) that is to cease all incitement to hatred and murder against Israelis and Jews in the PA-controlled […]