NEW YORK- The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has strongly protested the State Department’s criticism of Israel for defending itself against Palestinian Arab terrorists. Taking action in the wake of the Jerusalem bus massacre of 21 Israelis, Israeli forces on Tuesday struck at a Hamas terrorist leader who was trying to conceal himself among civilians […]

NEW YORK- National Security Council adviser has publicly pressed Israel to “fulfill its responsibilities” under the Bush Road Map—yet did not say that the Palestinian Authority (PA) must fulfill its responsibilities. Dr. Rice, speaking in San Antonio, TX, on Aug. 25, 2003, said: “Israeli leaders increasingly understand that it is in Israel’s interest for Palestinians […]

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 – New polls have found that the majority of Israelis now oppose the Bush administration’s “Road Map” plan and support a strong military response to the Jerusalem bus massacre, including the expulsion of Yasir Arafat and Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin from the region—even if such actions will put Israel at odds with […]

71% of Americans OpposeCreating Pal. Arab State NEW YORK- The Zionist Organization of America has strongly protested Secretary of State Colin Powell’s statement equating opponents of Palestinian Arab statehood with mass murderers. Speaking to reporters outside the United Nations on August 21, 2003, Secretary Powell, commenting on the prospects for the Road Map plan in […]

NEW YORK- Former State Department official Martin Indyk is calling on the United States to “monitor and report” on implementation of the Road Map plan so as to ensure that Israel and the Palestinian Arabs comply—but the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) points out that for the past ten years, the State Department has already […]

Five More Americans Murdered byPalestinian Arabs — 46 Since ‘93 NEW YORK- In response to the Palestinian Arab massacre of 20 Jews on a Jerusalem bus —including five American citizens— the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) is urging the Bush administration to cut off all negotiations with the Palestinian Authority (PA), halt U.S. financial aid […]

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 Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has strongly protested the Bush administration’s pressure on Israel to stop dismantling illegal Arab houses in Jerusalem. The Jerusalem Post reports (Aug.18, 2003) that “diplomats from the U.S. consulate met recently with Jerusalem Mayor Uri Lupolianski to express their deep concern at the increase in the number […]

NEW YORK- The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) is deeply troubled by the use of extreme and intemperate language by World Jewish Congress president Edgar Bronfman in his public attacks on WJC senior vice-president Isi Leibler. The controversy began when, on the eve of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s visit to the White House, Bronfman sent […]