Palestinian Authority (PA) president Mahmoud Abbas has publicly promoted the PA’s glorification of Jew-killers, affirming an aspect of the incitement to hatred and murder that suffuses Palestinian society under the Fatah-controlled PA. In recent days, Abbas’ PA named a town square in honor of Dalal Mughrabi, who commanded the terrorists that perpetrated the 1978 coastal […]

Also Praises Reps. Sherman and Myrick and ADL    The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) praises the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations for urging the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the solicitation of funds for a group called Viva Palestina at a Muslim Student Union event at the University of California, […]

Viva P. Raised Funds at UC Irvine and Elsewhere    The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) praises Congresswoman Sue Myrick (R-NC), the founder of the bipartisan congressional Anti-Terrorism Caucus, for urging the U.S. Treasury Department to designate Viva Palestina under Executive Order 13224 for its support of the terrorist group Hamas.  A designation under the […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has strongly praised the Netanyahu government for raising with the Obama Administration  the issue of continuous Palestinian Authority (PA) incitement to hatred, violence and murder against Jews, calling on it to take action. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Office recently issued a complaint to the White House condemning ongoing […]

Foxman/Hier/Forman should withdraw pro-Carter comments   The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) yesterday rejected former U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s recent “apology” for his “criticisms for improvement” of Israel that “may have” “stigmatized” Israel, pointing now to an opinion piece Carter published in the Guardian (London) defaming Israel on the very day that he issued his […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has rejected former U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s recent apology for having made false allegations and harsh criticisms of Israel, as his words did not amount to an apology at all. Indeed, his statement was not a retraction of his past harsh and monstrous criticisms of Israel, but an indirect […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has pointed to the continuing encouragement and support for terrorism from the Palestinian Authority (PA) president Mahmoud Abbas and prime minister Salaam Fayyad, and other senior PA officials, who honored as “martyrs” the three terrorists who murdered Rabbi Meir Avshalom Chai in a drive by shooting last week. The […]

To the Editor:Jonathan S. Tobin is absolutely correct to unravel the shortsightedness and ineffectiveness of public-relations strategies designed to turn Israel into a popular brand name rather than to refurbish its maligned image abroad. Such marketing strategies cannot succeed, because Israel is not simply a commodity, or even a collection of impressive commodities, but a […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) concurs with a federal district court opinion issued on December 28, 2009, in which the judge criticized “the Executive Branch of the United States” as having been “particularly unhelpful,” and the State Department as “mealy-mouthed,” in a lawsuit brought by the family of an American victim of Palestinian Arab […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has criticized the Obama Administration for its persisting in the racist demand that Israel cease proceeding with a program of constructing apartments for Jews in Judea, Samaria and eastern Jerusalem, which was announced this week in Jerusalem. The Israel Housing Ministry announced that it was proceeding with 692 housing […]