New York — The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has voiced grave concern at the failure of Pope Benedict XVI to mention Israel among the countries he named suffering from terrorism. The countries mentioned in his Sunday sermon were Egypt, Turkey, Iraq and Great Britain. The papal spokesman, Dr. Joaquín Navarro Valls, has responded to […]

New York – The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has strongly criticized U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s undeserved praise of Palestinian Authority (PA) Chief Mahmoud Abbas’ “important steps cracking down on violence” especially at a time when Palestinian Arab terrorist attacks against Israelis are actually increasing, and also expressed deep concern of Rice’s chastising […]

WASHINGTON — The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) announced its strong support for President Bush’s nominee for U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, John Bolton, currently the Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security. The ZOA calls on the members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to support the President’s nominee and move […]

Washington — The Zionist Organization of America is pleased to announce that legislation including the most stringent reporting and compliance requirements to date on U.S. aid to the Palestinians passed the House of Representatives Wednesday evening by an overwhelming margin of 351 to 78. A crucial amendment, sponsored by Congresswoman Shelley Berkley (D-NV) and Congressman […]

New York – A major new Israeli poll carried out by the Tel Aviv University Institute for Media, Society, and Politics show that only 48% of Israelis support the Gaza withdrawal plan. Researchers Dr. Yari Tsfati and Dr. Yoram Peri took the survey questioning a random sample of 519 Israelis. Drs. Tsfati and Peri said […]

New York – Times Square in NYC, and many blocks beyond, were filled with a sea of humanity yesterday as 3500 people stood for hours in sweltering heat to support speakers who spoke out against the unilateral Gaza/Samaria withdrawal plan. Almost every inch of sidewalk was bursting with people for blocks and blocks protesting the […]

New York – On Thursday evening, July 21, hundreds of students and young adults will attend The Orange Party, an event organized by the Zionist Organization of America’s (ZOA) Campus Activism Network. The goal of the event is for young Zionists in the US to show solidarity with the Jews in Gush Katif and northern […]

New York – Trudy Rubin, long-time Mideast senior columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer, whose leftwing record is well-known, has unequivocally stated that Israel’s Gaza/Samaria withdrawal/expulsion plan rewards Palestinian Arab terrorism, undermines Israel’s security and greatly strengthens Hamas. Rubin said she just came back from Lebanon and saw first hand how strong Hezbollah has become due […]

New York – Danny Rubinstein is the most prominent journalist in Israel covering Palestinian Arab affairs. He has been writing on this issue for 30 years. He authored a biography of the terrorist leader Yasser Arafat and formerly wrote for the Labor Party/Histadrut newspaper Davar. Writing today (7/18/05) in the prestigious leftwing Israeli daily Ha’aretz […]

New York – The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), the oldest pro-Israel group in the United States, has expressed dismay at Sharon’s decision to not allow hundreds of buses carrying tens of thousands of Israeli citizens to attend an anti-Gaza retreat rally. Police officers are taking away the driver’s licenses and permits from the bus […]