New York — In an address last week to the Jaffe Center for Strategic Studies, Maj. Gen. Aharon Zeevi-Farkash, the head of Israeli military intelligence, disclosed that Al Qaeda operatives entered Gaza from Egypt following Israel’s withdrawal. Zeevi-Farkash also said that during the ten days after the withdrawal, the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Palestinian terrorist […]

New York — As part of the ZOA-initiated Saudi Arabia Accountability Act of 2005, the Senate Judiciary Committee on October 25 will be conducting hearings into materials bearing the seal of the government of Saudi Arabia inciting Muslims to acts of violence and promoting hatred of Jews and Christians, as well as Saudi materials describing […]

New York – The ZOA has applauded the recent official British statement on the correctness of Israeli counter-terrorism measures and the possibility of serious consequences for the Palestinian Authority (PA) if it fails to act to end terrorism and urged the Bush Administration to do the same. The British Minister of State for the Middle […]

1,000 Israelis killed6,000 wounded in 26,000 terrorist attacks New York — Do Israelis feel better off today than before the Oslo process began? Today is the fifth anniversary of the vicious terrorist war against Israel launched by the Palestinian Authority (PA) on September 29, 2000. During this tragic five-year period, 1,060 Israelis have been killed […]

Background: On June 24, 2002, President Bush set forth the conditions that the Palestinian Arabs must fulfill in order to merit U.S. support for the creation of a Palestinian Arab state. Among the major obligations are that the Palestinian Arabs must “dismantle the terrorist infrastructure,” “end incitement,” “elect new leaders not compromised by terror,” and […]

New York – The ZOA has called on the Bush Administration to give clear backing to Israeli counter-terrorist measures in Judea/Samaria and Gaza, instead of making statements calling for both sides to “maintain calm” in the wake of a new wave of attacks by Palestinian terrorist groups upon Israel from Gaza over the weekend. Between […]

The ZOA is respectfully urging U.S. Senators and House members not to meet with Cindy Sheehan, an anti-Iraq war protestor, who has made vicious, extremist and false statements about America and Israel. Doing so only confers legitimacy and credibility upon Cindy Sheehan, which she does not deserve. Her extremist remarks include: “America has been killing […]

New York – Israeli intelligence officials have disclosed that large amounts of weaponry, including automatic assault rifles, rocket-propelled grenades and hundreds of kilograms of explosives have been smuggled across the Egyptian border into Gaza and then Judea/Samaria during the past week, when Egyptian and Palestinian Authority (PA) personnel allowed the movement of fugitives and arms […]

The ZOA has strongly condemned Palestinian Authority (PA) chief Mahmoud Abbas’ blatant refusal to disarm Palestinian terrorists, to which he agreed under the Roadmap. In addition, the Quartet — the U.S., E.U, U.N. and Russia — explicitly called upon him to do so this week. Then the Quartet issued a statement which included the following: […]

Oslo forbids Hamas-type in electionsNew York – The ZOA has strongly backed Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in his refusal to assist the Palestinian Authority (PA) in holding legislative elections in January if the terrorist movement Hamas is allowed to participate and has called upon President Bush to do the same. It is also a […]