The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has opposed Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for pressuring the Israeli government of Ehud Olmert to ease vital security measures that save Israeli lives. Rice reportedly applied pressure on Israel this week to remove 50 roadblocks in Judea and Samaria, which she called “a very good start” to improving […]

From:  Morton A. Klein, National President, Zionist Organization of America     Dear Bernie Steinberg:   Our Shared Commitment:  I was pleased to see you state, in the opening sentences of your open letter to me and the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), that you and I and our respective organizations all share a love […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has called upon the Olmert government to cease being silent about Mahmoud Abbas’ Palestinian Authority (PA) in its recent glorification of terrorist and terrorist acts, incitement to hatred and murder and its rejection of Israel as a Jewish state. The ZOA call follows yesterday’s address to the United Nations […]

  OpEd – Morton A. Klein – 212-481-1500     The whole world now knows that for nearly 20 years, Senator Barack Obama has attended Chicago‘s Trinity United Church and that his pastor is Rev. Jeremiah Wright. In his speech on race on March 18, Senator Obama criticized some of Rev. Wright’ statements but also […]

In Hamas controlled Gaza, the National Committee for Defense of Children from the Holocaust opened its activities with a Holocaust exhibit – which teaches nothing whatever about the Nazi genocide of European Jewry, but shows instead Israelis carrying out the Holocaust. Palestinian children in Gaza were gathered for an exhibition that depicts Israel burning children […]

Three U.S. Senators Also Criticize Decision    The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) applauds the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations (Presidents’ Conference) for its forceful letter to Stephanie Monroe, the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education, stating that “[w]e are troubled by your agency’s recent decision to […]

A new Palestinian poll shows that 84% of Palestinians approve of the March 6 terrorist attack on the Mercaz Harav seminary in Jerusalem in which 8 people, mainly teenagers, were murdered and a further 40 wounded. The poll, carried out by Palestinian pollster Khalil Shikaki, interviewed 1,270 Palestinians and had a margin of sampling error […]

A new Israeli poll has shown that 64.9% of Israelis – nearly two-thirds – are opposed to further withdrawals in Judea and Samaria, while only 23.9% said they were in favor. The poll, conducted by Motagim and commissioned by the SOS Israel Organization, shows that far fewer Israelis support withdrawals than did at the time […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has called upon Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) to quit his racist, anti-American, anti-Israel church and repudiate his pastor, Jeremiah Wright. The ZOA has issued this call following disturbing revelations across the national media regarding Pastor Wright and his Trinity United Church of Christ. Wright has delivered […]

By Morton A. KleinNational President, Zionist Organization of America Hillel, the largest Jewish campus organization, does some fine work.  But sometimes it contributes to the anti-Israel problems on campus that Hillel is purportedly committed to addressing, by hosting programs that unfairly blacken Israel’s image, and giving podiums to college leaders who won’t address Israel-bashing on […]