New York – The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) strongly condemned yesterday’s decision of the 25th General Synod of the United Church of Christ (UCC) which called for using “economic leverage,” including divestment from at least some companies that do business with Israel. ZOA also criticized another resolution which equally denounced all forms of violence […]

61% of Americans Say:Don’t Talk to HamasNew York – The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has strongly condemned Holocaust Denier and Palestinian Authority (PA) chief Mahmoud Abbas for inviting the terrorist group Hamas to be part of the PA regime. “The very fact that the PA made this invitation compels one to question the PA’s […]

New York – A major new national poll has found that 63% of Americans oppose Israel’s Gaza Withdrawal Plan; 80% oppose US aid to Palestinians; 61% oppose dealing with even elected or appointed Hamas members; while 63% support Jerusalem remaining under Israeli sovereignty; and 58% support economic sanctions against Saudi Arabia. By a margin of […]

Abbas is No Moderate New York – The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has strongly condemned Palestinian Authority (PA) Chief Mahmoud Abbas, PA Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei, and PA Civil Affairs Minister Muhammad Dahlan for inviting terrorist leaders and groups, including Hamas, to move to Gaza after Israel expels 9,000 Jewish men, women and children […]

WASHINGTON — The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) expressed its disappointment in President Bush, for this month once again invoking the Presidential waiver on the 1995 Jerusalem Embassy Act, that calls for the U.S. Embassy in Israel to be relocated from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. It was the eighth such waiver for Bush, and he […]

New York – More than 250 Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) activists from sixteen states, from California to Illinois, Missouri, Ohio, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Florida took part in ZOA’s annual activist Mission to Washington this week, meeting with Members of Congress, Arab and Islamic experts, and Amb. Danny Ayalon, Israeli Ambassador to […]

New York – On Saturday, June 18, in an interview with reporters on her plane, Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice was asked, “Will you engage the Israelis on the settlement issue east of Jerusalem?” She responded by saying, “I will certainly say to the Israelis, which is that the United States has very clear policy […]

New York – Israeli National News reported that Yossi Beilin, Shlomo Ben-Ami, Ami Ayalon and others warn of the dangers – security and diplomatic – that the unilateral retreat/expulsion from Gaza/northern Shomron will create for Israel. Former Labor Party Justice Minister Yossi Beilin, currently not a Knesset Member but the chairman of the extreme left-wing […]

New York – The distinguished and eloquent Israeli Ambassador to the United States, Danny Ayalon will be the featured speaker at the Zionist Organization of America’s (ZOA) annual Mission to Washington, D.C. on June 21-22. His Excellency Amb. Ayalon will be addressing over 250 ZOA delegates from 20 states, including several dozen students, on issues […]

New York – National Security Adviser General Giora Eiland said this week that the Israeli Government is unprepared for the Gaza/Northern Samaria (Gaza/NSamr) Evacuation Plan, “The impression of disorder that has been created is weakening the government and strengthening the Plan’s opponents.” (Jerusalem Post, 6/8/05) Jewish farmers from Gaza said they also feared that after […]