A new Israeli poll has shown that about two-thirds (63%) of Israelis expressed agreement with the statement that “In reality, most of the Palestinians do not accept the existence of the State of Israel and would destroy it if they could, despite the fact that the PLO leadership is conducting peace negotiations with Israel,” […]

  The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) is opposing the Israel government decision to release a further 230 jailed Palestinian terrorists, which includes an unprecedented 81 who were convicted of murder. The release was scheduled for tomorrow, but has been delayed until December 15. (Josef Federman, ‘Israel to delay Palestinian prisoner release,‘Associated Press, December 8, […]

  The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) is appalled by the words of United Nations General Assembly President Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann (Nicaragua) for accusing Israel of apartheid, calling for divestment and sanctions against Israel and claiming that our Palestinian “brothers and sisters are being crucified” by Israel. His remarks were made on November 24, 2008 […]

  The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), the oldest pro-Israel organization in the United States, has urged President-elect Barack Obama not to appoint hostile Israel critic Daniel Kurtzer as his Middle East envoy which Obama is reportedly considering. As envoy, Kurtzer would report directly to President-elect Obama, rather than to his secretary of state (Akiva […]

  The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has issued the following statement, following detailed reports now in from Mumbai on the multiple massacres perpetrated there by Islamist jihadist terrorists that have resulted in the killing of at least 172 people, including at least 31 foreign nationals, and the wounding and maiming of 293 more:   […]

  S. Rice, UN Ambassador Choice Promoted Baker & Carter      The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has criticized and expressed concern at the news that Samantha Power, the deeply anti-Israel former adviser to President-elect Barack Obama, has been reappointed to his foreign policy team. Power has argued that the US should stop financially […]

  By 58% – 27%, Israelis oppose Golan withdrawal        A poll this week has shown that one-third of the country believes it would be legitimate for soldiers to refuse orders to remove settlements from the Golan Heights. The poll, carried out by Ma’agar Mohot for a conference entitled “War at home? From […]

  NEW YORK – Over 500 people attended the Zionist Organization of America’s (ZOA) National Dinner on Sunday, November 24 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City. Philippe Karsenty, a journalist, deputy mayor of Neuilly, France, and President of Media-Ratings, delivered a major address and was this year’s recipient of the ZOA’s Ben […]

  This negates Dennis Ross’ denial     According to Israeli President and former Prime Minister, Shimon Peres, U.S. President-elect Barack Obama told him that he was “very impressed” with the Arab League’s 2002 so-called Arab Peace Initiative when the two of them discussed it in July during Senator Obama’s brief visit to Israel. Peres, […]

Yaalon: ‘Land for peace’ policy brings war       The former Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief-of-Staff, Lt.-Gen. Moshe Ya’alon, has stated that the concessionary policy of Israeli territorial withdrawals must stop. Speaking at a press conference with Likud Chairman Binyamin Netanyahu to announce that he was entering political life and joining the Likud party, […]