New York – The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has strongly condemned Israeli Vice Prime Minister Shimon Peres’ remarks concerning religious Jews and the 200,000 anti-Gaza withdrawal demonstrators as insensitive, anti-religious, disgraceful and even undemocratic. Speaking to a Labor faction on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2005 about the massive rally that took place in front of […]

New York – The largest rally ever held outside the Knesset was held Sunday in Jerusalem. An estimated 200,000 Israelis came from all over Israel via 1200 buses and untold numbers of private cars to protest Sharon’s Gaza withdrawal/expulsion plan, i.e. the forced transfer of 9,000 Israeli citizens, and the giving of more land to […]

New York – The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has strongly taken issue with Israel for granting amnesty to Palestinian Arab terrorists not yet caught and for considering the release of Palestinian Arab prisoners. Mark Lavie of the Associated Press reported that Israel would “end its relentless search for dozens of terrorists suspected of carrying […]

New York – Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said yesterday on Army Radio, “A cease-fire is a ticking bomb which will blow up in our faces. A cease-fire as such is not a goal. Whoever thinks a halt is the right thing is mistaken.” Shalom added, “Therefore, you cannot take a cease-fire as a long […]

New York – The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) praises Minister Shimon Peres’ efforts to expedite and reduce the dangers of the passing of commercial cargo from Gaza into Israel. He stated that eliminating the congestion by improving inspections at Gaza crossing points is of tantamount importance toward improving life in the area and security […]

New York – Israeli Minister Natan Sharansky asserted in a press conference yesterday that under new Palestinian leader and Holocaust denier Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian Authority (PA) is continuing to “promote genocide” against Jews. Sharansky declared, “As in Nazi Germany, there is an entire culture of hatred in Palestinian Arab society today, from textbooks to […]

New York – The UN General Assembly commemorated the Holocaust with a historic special session on Monday. The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) sent telegrams to the Arab countries strongly condemning the refusal of their delegates, with the exception of Jordan’s, to attend this session. But even the Jordan attendee, UN Ambassador Prince Ra’ad al-Hussein, […]

With major news organizations around the globe focusing on the potential “cease-fire” proposed by Palestinian leader and Holocaust denier Mahmoud Abbas, the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) reminds American and Israeli foreign policy leaders that such agreements are hardly new and will not work without serious reforms in the Palestinian Authority and Palestinian Arab community. […]

New York – A major new population study by Israeli and American researchers reveals that the Palestinian Arab population in the territories is overstated by one and a half million (or 60%) more than previously believed. The commonly accepted number of Palestinian Arabs in the territories has been 3.8 million. This new study places the […]

New York – The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has sent a telegram to Secretary of State designate Condoleezza Rice, thanking her for her condemnation of Palestinian Arab incitement against Israel during her testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee yesterday. In response to a question from Sen. Sununu (R-NH), Rice said: “You can’t incite […]