The Zionist Organization Of America (ZOA) welcomes and congratulates Jonathan Pollard and his wife Esther on their final and safe arrival in the ancient Jewish homeland of Eretz Yisroel. We thank and praise Dr. Miri and Sheldon Adelson for providing their private plane to make their long journey easier and more comfortable. ZOA praises President […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) applauded the December 22, 2020 ruling by the New York Supreme Court’s Appellate Division, First Department, upholding Fordham University’s decision to reject the antisemitic, Israel-hating “Students for Justice in Palestine” (SJP) club at the University.  The ZOA filed an amicus brief with the court in support of Fordham’s position, […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) released the following statement:  The ZOA urges HIAS and HIAS’ President, CEO, and Board member Mark Joseph Hetfield to stop falsely stating that “HIAS’ Board is 100% Jewish”; to stop misleadingly implying that Hetfield is Jewish and speaks for Jews as a Jew; to stop misleadingly claiming that HIAS is […]

Board members of the Zionist Organization of America’s Florida Region based in Hollywood will be honored at an upcoming national virtual event. Dr. Craig Deligdish and Gila Bronner, and Dr. Daniel and Staci Layish will be recognized as Zionists in the Spotlight honorees at ZOA’s Virtual Superstar Gala at 7 p.m. on Dec. 27. Deligdish, […]

It is deeply troubling that a Biden administration seems poised to ignore Israel’s life-or-death concerns about Iran and to instead precipitously re-enter the disastrous Iran deal, lift sanctions and exclude Israel from Iran deal negotiations. In a New York Times interview with Thomas Friedman on Dec. 2, projected President-elect Joe Biden stated that, if Iran returns to the soon-to-expire […]

Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein and ZOA Chair Mark Levenson, Esq. released the following statement: ZOA criticizes projected-president-elect Joe Biden for appointing yet another hostile-to-Israel official, Susan Rice, to allegedly lead the White House Domestic Policy Council for which she has no background or experience. Rice served as Obama’s U.S. Ambassador […]

Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein and ZOA Chair Mark Levenson, Esq. released the following statement: We congratulate President Trump and the leaders of Israel and Morocco on this historic and important step toward greater stability and peace in the region. Morocco and Israel have agreed to reopen their liaison offices, with […]

A group of 122 Palestinian academics, journalists, writers and filmmakers signed a letter last month taking issue with the widespread adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Association (IHRA)’s definition of anti-Semitism. Their statement has gotten a lot of attention and been rightly criticized as both disingenuous and illegitimate since it is absurd for a group […]

Israeli Knesset Member Naftali Bennett warned that Israel approving a Palestinian state would be the “biggest mistake” of the country’s history during a December 2 Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) webinar. Bennett, a member of the New Right party, said during the conclusion of his remarks: “It would be [the] biggest mistake in Israel’s history […]