New York — The former Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Chief-of-Staff, Lt.-Gen. Moshe Yaalon, warned strongly yesterday against Israel making any territorial concessions on Jerusalem to the Palestinian Authority (PA) saying, “One must be blind not to see that dividing the capital will bring the neighborhoods of Jerusalem, government ministries and schools into the range of […]

IDF officer: “The Americans have never been so hostile” New York — Leading Israeli columnist and Middle East analyst Caroline Glick has outlined a disturbing picture as to why the Annapolis summit, which commences today, is likely to be even worse for Israel than many informed analysts fear. Glick, who is the Deputy Managing Editor […]

In speech to Jewish leaders New York — The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has criticized Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s promotion of a Palestinian state, claiming it is in Israel’s interest, and claims of “moderate” Palestinian leadership of Palestinian Authority (PA) president Mahmoud Abbas, following a major speech by Rice which she delivered recently […]

White House Implores Organized Jewry To Support Peace Summit Rice: Future of Mideast Is at Stake Nathan Guttman | Wed. Nov 14, 2007 Nashville, Tenn. — The Bush administration is making a last-ditch effort to push the mainstream Jewish community into action in advance of the upcoming peace summit. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made […]

Netanyahu: “The greatest Zionist meeting since Jabotinsky”Irwin Hochberg, Mort Zuckerman, Cong. Berkley & Wiener,Steven Alevy participated NEW YORK — 700 people attended the Zionist Organization of America’s (ZOA) National Dinner on Sunday, November 18 at the Marriot Marquis Hotel in New York City. This year, there were two recipients of the Louis D. Brandeis Award, […]

U.S. humanitarian aid to PA can release funds for terror — money is fungible New York — A new poll has shown that Israelis, by a majority of approximately 3 to 4 of respondents who took a position, oppose the Bush Administration’s proposal to give $410 million in aid to Mahmoud Abbas’ Palestinian Authority (PA). […]

New York — The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has applauded the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations (CPMAJO) for issuing a statement calling upon French president Nicholas Sarkozy and France 2 TV to release the full, raw footage in its possession surrounding the alleged killing by Israeli gunfire of a Palestinian boy, […]

New York — The former Labor Party leader and Defense Minister, Benyamin Ben Eliezer, who is now National Infrastructure Minister in the government of Ehud Olmert, has admitted publicly that Israel’s 2005 unilateral withdrawal from Gaza was a big mistake. Speaking in a radio interview, Ben Eliezer said, “I admit and confess … I was […]

New York — The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) strongly supports the Saudi Arabia Accountability Act of 2007 (H.R.2976), introduced recently by Rep. Anthony Weiner, which is designed to “halt Saudi support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, and to secure full Saudi cooperation in […]

To Friends of Israel Around America: U.S. House Republican Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO) and U.S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley (D-NV) have demonstrated robust leadership in introducing a ZOA-supported resolution ( H.Res.758), which urges Palestinian Authority (PA) president Mahmoud Abbas, who is also leader of the Fatah party, to officially abrogate the 10 articles in the Fatah […]