NEW YORK – The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) strongly praised President Bush and his administration for “rebuffing the suggestions of some European officials, and continuing to refuse to have contact with the terrorist group Hamas and its leaders even if some of those leaders win elections in Palestinian areas.” “The United States would not […]

New York – In an interview with Israel’s Ha’Aretz newspaper, outgoing Israel Defense Forces Chief General Moshe Ya’alon said that following the Gaza evacuation and removal of 9,000 Jews from their homes, he expects “there will be an eruption. Terrorist attacks of all types: shooting, bombs, suicide bombers, mortars, Quassam rockets…there is a high probability […]

WASHINGTON, DC — The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) commends U. S. Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales for moving forward with the mandates of the Koby Mandell Act and the opening of the new office of the Justice Department which will focus on the capture of Palestinian Arabs and other foreign nationals who have harmed […]

New York – The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) is deeply disappointed by President Bush’s strong and sometimes troubling public demands of Israel while he praised Holocaust Denier Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and made no real public demands of the PA. In a press conference in the Rose Garden at the […]

Don’t RepeatOslo MistakesNew York – In a Congressional hearing yesterday, chaired by U.S. Cong. Christopher Shays (R-CT), Natan Sharansky, former Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs, said that “any Israeli concession as part of the Road Map, including the Gaza withdrawal, should be contingent on dismantling the terror groups, ending incitement in the schools and media, […]

New York — In a poll released last week by the Anti-Defamation League, Americans were asked to choose between two statements. 1) Palestinians deserve their own homeland — an independent State. Peace in the Middle East will be strengthened by the creation of this State as soon as possible. 2) A Palestinian State should only […]

New York – The Israel National News reported that Ahmed Tibi, an Arab member of the Israeli Knesset and a former top aide to terrorist Yasser Arafat, cast the deciding vote in the Knesset Finance Committee yesterday, allotting over $25 million to fund the uprooting and evacuation of 10,000 Jews from the Jewish Beachside section […]

Sharon Stops ArabPrisoner ReleaseNew York – The New York Times reported today that an Israeli opinion poll “on Friday put support for Sharon’s plan to pull out of Gaza at 54% down from 61% three weeks ago.” The pull-quote of the New York Times article was “Support fades for Sharon’s Plan to Withdraw from Gaza.” […]

10,000 Soldiers SayNo to ParticipationNew York – On Tuesday, May 3, 2005, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) ran a front page article entitled, “In Israel, Pullout From Gaza Divides Its Military, Too,” the subheading was, “(Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief) General Harel tries to overcome resistance among troops.” The WSJ article stated that, “after decades […]

New York – Natan Sharansky, Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs and Jerusalem, today resigned from the cabinet of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to protest his strong opposition to the Gaza withdrawal plan. The Sharon/Peres Gaza Withdrawal Plan will hand over the Jewish section of Gaza to the Palestinians (this is only 12% of Gaza – […]