The American terror victims of the 2001 suicide bombing at the Sbarro pizzeria in Jerusalem have never gotten the justice they deserve. U.S. law authorizes the prosecution and punishment of a terrorist who murders Americans abroad. Yet the mastermind of the Sbarro bombing, Ahlam Tamimi, lives openly and freely in Jordan, and is treated like a […]

Colin Kahl’s nomination for a top policy position at the Pentagon will proceed to a full Senate vote, where he is expected to be confirmed despite opposition by some pro-Israel groups over his role in the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. The nomination moved forward after a split vote by the Senate Armed Service Committee on Wednesday, with […]

Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein and ZOA Chair Mark Levenson, Esq. released the following statement: The Biden administration’s morally reprehensible decision to re-engage in the antisemitic United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is turning into a disaster. When U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the administration’s decision to re-engage with the UNHRC […]

(Originally posted on Dec. 8, 2015) ZOA President Morton A. Klein released the following statement: The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) strongly opposes bringing more Syrian Muslim “refugees” into the United States. Syrian immigrants pose a grave danger to all Americans – and an even greater danger to American Jews, for a host of reasons. […]

Former U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power, President Joe Biden’s pick to be Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), faces opposition over her anti-Israel record, including fateful lame-duck vote in 2016 to abstain from a UN Security Council Resolution declaring the Israeli presence in Jerusalem illegal, allowing it to pass. Traditionally, the U.S. had […]

Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein, ZOA Chair Mark Levenson, Esq., and ZOA Director of Special Projects Liz Berney, Esq. released the following statement: The ZOA strongly opposes the nomination of Samantha Power to head the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) – a position that President Biden elevated to include […]

“Pro-Israel groups launch blitz against Kahl nomination for top Pentagon job,” read the Jewish News Syndicate headline on March 15. The headline isn’t untrue. The problem is that there were just two groups, one of them Christian. How’s that line go again “If I am not for myself…”? There should have been a chorus of protest from […]

Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein and ZOA Chair Mark Levenson, Esq. released the following statement: The ZOA is calling on the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS), which is best known for its Grammy Awards, to immediately institute reforms within its organization and its annual event in light of […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) praises the Biden administration for rejecting the Republic of Turkey’s sovereign immunity claim, and supporting U.S. citizens and residents who sued Turkey after they were physically attacked by Turkish security forces and civilian supporters of radical Turkish President Recep Erdogan. The attacks took place during Erdogan’s visit to Washington, […]

Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein, ZOA Chair Mark Levenson, Esq., and ZOA Director of Government Relations Dan Pollak released the following statement: The ZOA strongly praises Senators Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Rob Portman (R-OH) for spearheading a bipartisan letter, signed by 53 U.S. Senators, commending Secretary of State Anthony Blinken […]