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 […]

  He Exposed Dangers Of Radical Islam         The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has announced its strong support for Geert Wilders, the Dutch Parliamentarian who is being criminally prosecuted in Holland for producing the short film “Fitna,” which documents the dangers of radical Islam.  An appellate court in Amsterdam has ordered the […]

    Op-Ed: Mitchell is wrong man for Mideast envoy By Morton Klein · January 26, 2009 PHILADELPHIA (JTA) — The Zionist Organization of America is concerned about President Obama’s choice of George Mitchell as Mideast envoy. As Jackson Diehl of the Washington Post said, “The Mitchell Plan of 2001 was a flop. Why try the […]

  Wash. Post: Mitchell Plan Was Flop. Why Try Him Again?      The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has expressed concern over President Obama’s appointment of George Mitchell as his Mideast envoy dealing with the Arab war against Israel.  It’s surprising that Obama would appoint Mitchell since, as Jackson Diehl of the Washington Post […]

  Why Did Obama Choose This Sequence?        ZOA: What is the reason President Obama chose this sequence when listing these four religions?   Throughout its history, the United States has always been known as a nation based on Judeo-Christian values and heritage.   Moreover, surveys show that there are some 5 – […]

  Major Israeli journalist (Haaretz) also demands apology     The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has called upon Members of the Knesset (MKs) and other Israeli officials, journalists and Jewish leaders who gave their support to the 2005 Gaza/northern Samaria unilateral withdrawal to apologize to the Israeli electorate, which had voted overwhelmingly against that […]

A new poll shows that only a minority of Americans support the creation of a Palestinian state. A McClatchy/Ipsos poll found that 31 percent of Americans support the creation of a Palestinian state, whereas 45 percent oppose it and 24 percent have no opinion. Thus, 60 percent of those who expressed an opinion opposed a […]

The ZOA has expressed concern over aspects of Secretary-of-State-Designate Hillary Clinton‘s testimony at her confirmation hearings before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. In particular, the ZOA is concerned with Senator Clinton‘s failure to hold Hamas responsible for war crimes leading to civilian deaths in hostilities with Israel; indicating that she will adopt the same flawed […]

Wednesday, January 14 2009     Tuesday, January 20, 2009   Israel’s Goal Must Be The Defeat Of Hamas By: Morton A. Klein and Dr. Daniel Mandel After nearly three weeks it is clear that Israel’s military operation in Gaza is a just and necessary undertaking. The operation followed the termination of a so-called cease-fire […]

  ZOA Criticizes Bush/Rice For Not Vetoing Anti-Israel Resolution        The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has supported the Israeli government’s opposition to a U.N. call for an immediate ceasefire while Hamas retains the capacity to shell and fire rockets into Israel and continues to do so. (‘Security Council calls for immediate, durable, […]