The Zionist Organization of America/ZOA and Americans for a Safe Israel (AFSI) are pleased to announce that spaces are almost completely filled for their Spring mission to Israel which will be held from May 29-June 7, 2005. The group will depart Sunday, May 29 and will visit communities in the Shomron, Gush Katif / Gaza […]

Member Of Knesset Yuli Edelstein, Mayor of Gush Katif Avner Shimoni, Press Representative for Gush Katif, Dror Vanunu, and resident of Gush Katif Moshe Saperstein will be the guest speakers at the Westside Institutional Synagogue, 120 West 76th Street (between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues) in New York City on Tuesday evening, April 5, at 7:00 […]

NEW YORK – A Columbia University ad-hoc faculty committee charged with investigating complaints of Israel bashing, anti-Semitism, and intimidation of pro-Israel students by professors, reported today that it found “no evidence of any statements made by the faculty that could be construed as anti-Semitic” and actually criticized pro-Israel students for disrupting lectures on Middle East […]

NEW YORK – Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz yesterday condemned the Palestinian military intelligence agency of Mahmoud Abbas’ Palestinian Authority (PA) for smuggling Stella shoulder fired missiles into Gaza. Mofaz stated they pose a threat to Israeli aircraft and that this action “crosses a red line.” Mofaz added “there’s a big gap between Abbas’ intentions […]

NEW YORK – In a survey released this week by Israel’s Midgam polling company in conjunction with Radius radio, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has dropped to 8th place as choice for PM among Likud Central Committee members. The poll was based on 401 members of the Likud Central Committee. Only one month ago ago, polls […]

New York – Mahmoud Abbas, Holocaust Denier and chief of the Palestinian Authority (PA), announced today that he plans to release Ahmed Saadat and Fuad Shubaki. (Israel National News, March 15, 2005) Saadat is secretary-general of the PFLP and is responsible for the murder of Rehavam Ze’evi, an Israeli Minister and IDF General. Shubaki led […]

New York – The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has launched a major nationwide ad campaign calling to stop $350M in U.S. aid and other concessions to Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority (PA), until he publicly retracts and apologizes for his holocaust denial and until he fulfills all of his obligations under the […]

New York – Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority (PA), said yesterday that “the Israelis are responsible” for the recent Tel Aviv suicide bombing that murdered 5 Israelis and injured dozens more. He asserted this in his first English-language interview since taking office in January. It was published in the March 7, 2005 edition […]

Published in the Jewish Journal of Los AngelesMarch 4, 2005 Despite the smiling images from Sharm el-Sheikh, the fact is that Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, has taken no demonstrable steps to dismantle and disarm the vast Palestinian terror networks, end the incitement or arrest terrorists. And although his rhetoric even after […]

New York – The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) helped initiate and facilitate, along with the Columbia University chapter of Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME) a landmark academic conference entitled, “The Middle East and Academic Integrity on the American Campus.” This major event is being held on Sunday, March 6, 2005, 10AM […]