The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has taken issue with U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Chairman of the House of Representatives Middle East Subcommittee, for inaccurately using the terms “Israeli intransigence” and “settler pogroms.” Rep. Ackerman wrongly blamed “Israeli intransigence” and the existence of Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, along with Palestinian terrorism, […]

  The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has condemned the denial of entry to Dubai for Israeli tennis player, Shahar Pe’er, who was to compete in next week’s Barclay’s Dubai Tennis Championships.  Dubai does not permit Israeli citizens to set foot on Dubai‘s soil.   The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), the governing body of women’s […]

  The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has strongly criticized Palestinian Authority (PA) president Mahmoud Abbas, for saying that his Fateh-dominated PA is not asking Hamas, which ejected Fateh from Gaza in 2007 and rules that territory, to recognize Israel. Speaking at a press conference in Ankara, Turkey, Abbas said in the course of asserting […]

   Meretz Leader: “Left-wing was hit hard”     The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has greeted the results of Israeli 2009 elections as strongly indicating that the Israeli public opposes further one-sided concessions towards unreconstructed, terror-supporting Arab negotiating partners.   Final results are as follows: Kadima (28), Likud (27), Yisrael Beiteinu (15), Labor (13), […]

  American Jewish leaders are scheduled to meet this Thursday with Pope Benedict XVI to discuss the recent controversy produced by the Pope’s January 24 decision to rescind the 1988 excommunication of a bishop who denies the Holocaust. Yet American Jewish leaders continue to remain silent about Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ own extensive and […]

  A new poll has shown that a majority of Israelis – 51 percent – oppose the creation of a Palestinian state, as opposed to merely 31 percent that favor its establishment. The poll, conducted by Maagar Mohot Survey Institute during February 2-3, 2009, also found that 52 percent of Israelis believe that the establishment […]

  51% Palestinians Believe Rocket Attacks Support Their Goals        A new poll has shown that Palestinians support continued suicide bombings against Israel by 55.4 percent as compared to 37.6 percent who oppose it. The poll, conducted by Jerusalem Media and Communications Center, also found:   ·        That 50.8 percent of Palestinian believe […]

  A new poll has confirmed other recent polls indicating that Americans continue to strongly support Israel over the Palestinians: 57 percent of Americans defined themselves as Israel supporters, whereas only 8 percent described themselves as Palestinian supporters. A further 34 percent were undecided. The poll, conducted during January 10-12, also found the following:   […]

  2006 Poll: 92% Of Egyptians: Israel Is Enemy        The media of both Egypt, which is nominally at peace with Israel since 1979, and Syria, which remains in an open state of war with Israel, continue to maintain vile anti-Semitic programming which poisons the minds of Egyptians and Syrians. In Egypt, on […]

    Morton A. Klein, President of the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), Dr. Michael Goldblatt, Chair, National Board of Directors, and Dr. Alan Mazurek, Chair, National Executive Committee, have named Gary P. Ratner as the new National Executive Director of the Zionist Organization of America effective February 2, 2009.   Mr. Klein, Dr. Goldblatt […]