An October 12 editorial argues that an examination of South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s actual remarks shows that he said nothing about Israel being racist, that he did not compare Israel to Hitler and that he is not even remotely antisemitic (“The Tutu Heave-Ho”).   But in fact, the full transcript of Tutu’s speech shows […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has opposed Anti-Defamation League National Director, Abraham Foxman, advocating extending a platform to former South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who has compared Israel to the worst evil regimes on Earth, including that of Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin and Apartheid and called Zionism racism. In a 2002 speech in Boston, Tutu […]

New York — The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has called on Chapman University, a private university in Orange, CA, to stop violating students’ rights in response to their efforts to establish a Jewish-based fraternity on the campus. In the spring of 2006, Pascal De Maria, a Jewish student at Chapman, decided to try to […]

New York — Various newspapers have criticized the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) for having falsely accused former South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu of having compared Israel to the worst evil regimes on Earth, including that of Hitler, Stalin and Apartheid, in a 2002 speech. These criticisms are incorrect. On April 13, 2002, Tutu delivered […]

Brownback: “Land for peace does not work” New York — Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS), one of the Republican presidential candidates, has endorsed the plan put forward in Israel by Knesset Member Benny Elon (National Union — National Religious Party) under which Israel would maintain control over Judea and Samaria. The Elon plan also calls for […]

Fatah Constitution calls for Israel’s destruction A cartoon published in the Palestinian Authority (PA) newspaper, Al Hayat al-Jadida, controlled by PA president Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah, shows a Muslim kneeling at prayer while looking towards an American Stealth bomber, praying as follows: “Allah, scatter them! And turn their wives into widows! And turn their children into […]

New York – On April 29, 2002, the Zionist Organization of America issued a press release protesting South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s constant condemnation of Israel and Jews in every imaginable way, while ignoring the calls to murder and hatred against Jews and Israel by the Palestinian Authority’s TV, radio, textbooks, children’s camps and sermons […]

Olmert violates his and Sharon’s pledge New York — The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) is urging the Olmert government to drop discussion of plans which have been leaked to media indicating that it intends to divide Jerusalem, withdraw from most of Judea and Samaria and relinquish Israeli sovereignty over the Temple Mount, the holiest […]

Top Israeli lawyer:“Greatest journalistic hoax of the last century” New York — Seven years after the alleged killing by Israeli fire of a Palestinian boy, Muhammad Al-Durah, at the Netzarim Junction on September 30, 2000 during the first days of the Palestinian terror wave launched at Israel, the Israeli Government Press Office has officially rejected […]

Hillary Clinton makes it clear that Israel can’t go back to pre-67 borders New York — Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) has recently reiterated a position she originally enunciated in 1999 when she stated that, “I personally consider Jerusalem the eternal and indivisible capital of Israel” and also called for secure, defensible borders for Israel. Senator […]