New York – The ZOA and others have opposed Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert declaring a ceasefire with Hamas and the other the Palestinian Arab terror groups, offering renewed talks with the Palestinian Authority (PA)/Hamas to lead to giving land and other major Israeli concessions, including the creation of a Palestinian/Hamas state and the forcible […]

New York – The official Palestinian Authority (PA) newspaper Al-Hayat Al-Jadida has published a vicious anti-Semitic article that includes many of the classic anti-Semitic libels including claims that Jews start wars to promote their own grab for power and control international finance and media. In the article, Muhammad Khalifa, a columnist from the United Arab […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has opposed the Israeli Defense Minister, Amir Peretz, authorizing the transfer of 5,000 rifles to Palestinian Authority (PA) president Mahmoud Abbas’ Presidential Guard ( Jerusalem Post, November 1). This latest move to bolster the forces of Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah against Hamas follows on a similar arms transfer in May […]

by Morton A. Klein I’ve heard and read many speeches on the Arab-Israeli conflict. Those made by well-known, hostile critics of Israel always caused me great pain by their use of hyperbole, absurd analogies and outright falsehoods against Israel. But I was not prepared for this type of speech by an American secretary of state. […]

New York — The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has criticized the European Union’s (EU) foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, for declaring yesterday during his visit to Israel that Hamas does not want to destroy Israel but rather to “liberate the Palestinians.” In an interview in Tel Aviv, Solana claimed that it was “not impossible” […]

A new AJC poll has revealed that 81% of American Jews agree that “The goal of the Arabs is not the return of occupied territories but rather the destruction of Israel,” with only 13% disagreeing. Other findings in the poll include: 56% believe that Israelis and Arabs will never have peace, while 38% believe that […]

Ken Abramowitz and Itamar MarcusAlso Honored New York — The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) is holding its annual national gala Louis D. Brandeis award dinner on Sunday, November 19, 2006 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. The reception is at 5:30PM, dinner at 6:30PM. Please call the ZOA at 212-481-1500 to […]

Gen. Almog: Gaza evacuation hurt Israeli security New York – A number of Israeli military and political figures have called for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to retake control of the Philadelphi Corridor along the Gaza-Egypt border in order to stop the increased flow of weaponry to Palestinian Arab terrorists in Gaza. Former Officer Commanding […]

New York – The Palestinian Authority (PA) president, Mahmoud Abbas, has failed to denounce the acts of Palestinian terrorists, but has condemned as a “heinous massacre” the killing yesterday by Israel of seven Palestinian terrorists belonging to the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) terrorist group. Abbas did not utter any condemnation of the terrorists who target […]

MK Steinitz & analyst Ya’ari agree The Israeli Internal Security Minister, Avi Dichter, has complained to US officials in Washington that Egypt is allowing smuggling by Palestinian terrorist groups of weapons into Gaza from Egypt, which is massively increasing. In talks with US National Security Advisor, Steve Hadley, Dichter urged Washington to apply pressure on […]