The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has opposed in the strongest terms the decision of the Olmert Cabinet to approve the release of five convicted terrorists, including Samir Kuntar, who in 1979 murdered members of the Haran family. The five terrorists would be exchanged for the corpses of Israeli servicemen, Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser, […]

Fmr. Defense Under-Secretary Feith & 40 Congress Members spoke at ZOA Mission     Hundreds of Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) activist from 15 states, including dozens of students, took part in ZOA’s annual activist Mission to Washington, D.C., on June 25-26 to urge Members of Congress to support American pressure on Palestinian Authority (PA) […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has condemned French President Nicholas Sarkozy for calling, during his visit to Israel, for the deportation of Jews inhabiting communities in Judea, Samaria and eastern Jerusalem, rendering them judenrein, as well as for Israel to divide Jerusalem. In his address to the Knesset in Jerusalem earlier this week, President […]

The former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (2001-2005) Douglas Feith; American Enterprise Institute Resident Scholar, Dr. Michael Ledeen; and Congressman Jim Saxton (R-NJ) will all deliver major addresses to the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA)’s Washington Mission on Wednesday-Thursday, June 25-26 this week. Also, Senators Joseph Lieberman (D-CT), Daniel Inouye (D-HI) and Ben Cardin […]

  The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has condemned the new statement issued by the Presbyterian Church USA which, while purporting to oppose anti-Semitism in coloring its views of the Middle East, takes a condemnatory line against Israel, holding it responsible for the existence of the conflict and for the suffering that issues from it. […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has criticized President George W. Bush’s Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for her harsh criticisms of Israel for “undermining” the so-called peace process by constructing housing for Israelis in eastern Jerusalem, thus effectively opposing more Jews living in that half of the city. At the same time, Secretary Rice […]

 A new Israeli poll has found that more than two-thirds of the Israeli public – 67% – oppose ceding the Golan Heights to Syria, while only 16% of Israeli favor such a course and 17% take no position. The poll by the Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research as part of its War and Peace […]

              By letter to the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) dated April 25, 2008, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has indicated that it will be investigating several incidents of alleged anti-Semitic harassment, intimidation and discrimination that occurred in May 2007, at the University of California, Irvine (UCI).  The ZOA […]

  The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has criticized Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama for backtracking within 24 hours of reaffirming his stated belief that “Jerusalem will remain the capital of Israel, and it must remain undivided.” Senator Obama placed on the record this commitment to Jerusalem as Israel‘s united capital in an address […]

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s speech to the America-Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) this week contained both positive and negative elements for supporters of Israel. Secretary Rice was forthright in advocating the importance and essential justice of America’s support for Israel, saying “America’s commitment to Israel is unwavering … The U.S.-Israel alliance is indivisible and […]