The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) is disappointed President George W. Bush once again praised Palestinian Authority (PA) president Mahmoud Abbas as a moderate who opposes and fights terrorism, even as Abbas’ PA was observing a three day period of official mourning for the death of the founder and former leader of the Popular Front […]

On November 28, 2007, the ZOA-YP hosted an Israeli Self Defense Night, a lesson in Krav Maga. This event was held in the up and coming Chelsea Space, and attracted Krav Maga experts and novices alike. During a lesson given by Krav Maga expert, Boaz Aviram, pro-Israel young professionals learned new self defense techniques that […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has repudiated claims by various international organizations and pundits that Israel is under any kind of legal or moral obligation to supply goods and services to Hamas-run Gaza. The New York Times and Human Rights Watch (HRW)’s Joel Stork, to name two prominent examples, have both claimed that Israel […]

Israeli Arab MKs praise Habash and attend his funeral The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has called upon Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to demand an apology from Palestinian Authority (PA) president Mahmoud Abbas for honoring George Habash, the head of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), by declaring a three-day period […]

Yet Palestinians keep building in Judea & Samaria The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has criticized the unprecedented decision by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to freeze all development in all Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria. Despite recent comments by Prime Minister Olmert that Israel would treat construction in the major settlement blocs differently […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has praised the European Union Commissioner for Justice Freedom and Security and former Italian Foreign Minister, Franco Frattini, for criticizing Europe’s lack of understanding for Israel’s position, for too frequently and unfairly criticizing Israel and being insufficiently supportive. Addressing the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzaliya, Frattini said that, “There has […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has criticized the proposed sale of Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAMs) to Saudi Arabia as part of the $ 20 Billion arms package formally announced on January 14. The proposed arms sale is not in the best interests of US national security, or that of Israel, our most trusted […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) is appalled by reports that seven Jewish girls between the ages of 13 and 15, who were among those arrested three weeks ago for helping establish an outpost at Givat Ha’or near Beth-El in Judea, were taken to Binyamin Prison where, according to one of their mothers, “The girls […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has criticized President George W. Bush’s intervention last week in Israel’s internal political process by directly approaching the leaders of two major coalition parties in the Olmert government, Yisrael Beiteinu chairman Avigdor Lieberman and Shas chairman Eli Yishai, and urging them to remain within the Olmert government in order […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has criticized statements made by President George W. Bush in his speech in Jerusalem late last week during his tour of the Middle East in which he called for Israel to end the occupation that began in 1967 rather than the conditions of Arab rejection and violence which produced […]