Op-Ed: J Street should rescind its invitation to Al-Marayati   By Morton Klein ·   September 9, 2009 PHILADELPHIA (JTA) — Is J Street a pro-Israel group? The lobbying organization never tires of claiming it is. Yet what pro-Israel group would invite a man to speak at its forthcoming conference who […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has condemned actors Jane Fonda and Danny Glover, author Alice Walker and Canadian film director John Greyson for boycotting the Toronto film festival over a program honoring Tel Aviv’s 100th anniversary. The three have added their names to a letter aimed at festival officials claiming that Tel Aviv was […]

  Chavez praises Syrian Ba’athist regime as “architects of resistance”         The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has condemned Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez for a venomous speech delivered on a visit to the Syrian dictatorship in Damascus in which he described Israel as “genocidal,” “anti-peace” and implementing “America’s imperialist policies.” Chavez also […]

Berman condemns PA violation of agreements       The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has praised the Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Congressman Howard Berman (D-CA) for his incisive criticism of the Obama Administration for demanding that Israel completely freeze Jewish construction in Judea, Samaria and the eastern half of Jerusalem. […]

  The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has condemned the award of one of France’s highest honors, the Legion d’honneur, to Charles Enderlin, Jerusalem bureau chief for France 2 Television, whose fabricated 2000 report popularized world-wide the hoax that Israeli forces deliberately killed the Palestinian boy Muhammad al-Durah. Enderlin, who is still France 2 Jerusalem […]

  A new poll conducted by Magaar Mohot survey Institute has found that 41% of Israeli Jews believe that the Peace Now movement has caused great damage to the State of Israel while only 19% think it has not. Among new immigrants to Israel, 36% agreed that Peace Now caused great damage and 8% disagreed […]

  A new poll has shown that only 4% of Israelis now believe that President Barack Obama’s policies are pro-Israel, as against 51% who regard them as pro-Arab – a ratio of 13 to 1 (Gil Hoffman, ‘4% of Israelis say Obama pro-Israel,’ Jerusalem Post, August 27, 2009).   The 4% figure marking a new […]

ZOA SUBMITS BRIEF TO SUPREME COURT SUPPORTING U.S. TERROR VICTIM The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has submitted an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in support of a petition for Court review filed by the parents of David Boim, a victim of Palestinian Arab terrorism. The brief was […]

                The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) expressed its condolences to the family and friends of U.S. Senator Edward “Ted” Kennedy of Massachusetts, who died Tuesday night following a courageous battle with brain cancer.  He was 77 years old.               Senator Kennedy had a long and distinguished career in the U.S. Senate […]

  The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has praised former Arkansas governor and 2008 Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee for his opposition to a Palestinian state in Judea, Samaria and Gaza and for supporting the right of Jews to live in those territories. Huckabee, who is regarded as a potential Republican presidential candidate for 2012, […]