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 […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has taken to task former President Jimmy Carter and other pundits who have attempted to bolster their argument for recognizing Hamas and negotiating with it by claiming that an Israeli poll shows that Israelis themselves support negotiations with Hamas. This claim is untrue: polls reveal that Israelis oppose recognizing […]

New York –Today, Morton A. Klein, the National President of the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), issued the following statement in defense of Pastor John C. Hagee, the Evangelical Christian leader and head of Christians United for Israel (CUFI), against attacks upon his work in support of Israel and the Jewish people: “Pastor John C. […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) applauds Members of the U.S. Congress for their powerful letter to Secretary Margaret Spellings of the U.S. Department of Education, in which they demanded answers about whether the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is enforcing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI) […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) applauds U.S. Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) for his powerful letter to Dr. Michael V. Drake, Chancellor of the University of California, Irvine (UCI), in which he expressed his concern about the campus event sponsored by UCI’s Muslim Student Union from May 7-15, 2008, entitled “Never Again? The Palestinian Holocaust.” […]