Zionist Organization of America President Morton A. Klein and Chair Mark Levenson, Esq. praise the Kentucky House of Representatives and Senate for passing strong resolutions against antisemitism. We deeply appreciate that they incorporated in the resolutions the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of antisemitism, as well as language condemning those who attack Jews for […]

“This is the worst group of appointments to cabinet positions with respect to U.S.-Israel relations ever,” Morton Klein told me earlier this week. Klein is the leader of the Zionist Organization of America, the largest conservative group in Jewish American politics. Biden, Klein says, is stacking his administration with Obama-era staffers hostile to Israel and […]

Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein, ZOA Chair Mark Levenson, Esq., ZOA Director of Government Relations Dan Pollak and ZOA Director of Special Projects Elizabeth Berney, Esq. released the following statement: The ZOA strongly condemns the frightening selection of notorious Israel-hater Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN) to be the Chair for of the House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Defense. This […]

Joe Biden has been in the White House for less than a month so it is perhaps too early to gauge what his comprehensive policy towards Israel will be. But if his initial moves are any indication, the Jewish state might want to grab a diplomatic sweater or two and begin bracing itself for a […]

“I’m actually frightened,” says Morton Klein. This is surprising: Morton Klein is supposed to be fearless. He’s the president of the Zionist Organization of America, the largest conservative Jewish lobby group in the country. He’s an outspoken defender of Israel and the Jews. He’s a scourge of his enemies — and sometimes his friends too. The […]

Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein and ZOA Chair Mark Levenson, Esq. released the following statement: The ZOA strongly opposes confirmation of nominee Neera Tanden for Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The OMB prepares budget proposals and evaluates the effectiveness of executive agency programs. This agency should not […]

The Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV), the largest rabbinic public policy organization in America, declared Monday that the promotion of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) to a senior committee position shows that Congress accepts antisemitism. As Breitbart News reported Sunday, Omar was promoted to the position of Vice Chair on the Africa, Global Health, and Global Human Rights […]

Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein and ZOA Chair Mark Levenson, Esq. released the following statement:  The ZOA demands that NBC’s Saturday Night Live (“SNL”) producer Lorne Michaels apologize for and terminate the writer of a “joke” which was not funny and in reality was a dangerous Jew-hating, Israel-bashing blood libel.  In addition, […]

Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein and Elizabeth Berney, Esq. released the following statement: After President-elect Joe Biden announced over a dozen hostile-to-Israel appointees and nominees in recent weeks, ZOA was initially relieved when Biden announced that he is nominating District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Merrick Garland for Attorney […]

Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein, ZOA Chair Mark Levenson Esq., ZOA Government Relations Director Dan Pollak, and ZOA Special Projects Director Liz Berney, Esq. released the following statement:  The ZOA urges and requests that the U.S. State Department provide transparency about the content of the secret conversations that Special Envoy to […]