Brig. Gen. (res) Amir Avivi, who is the head of Bithonistim — a group of high ranking IDF officers that describes itself as advancing Israel’s national security interests — thanked Netanyahu for his “heroic battle” in advancing plans to apply Israeli sovereignty over Jewish settlements in the West Bank and the Jordan Valley. Avivi also noted […]

Former White House Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt wrote on Monday that the U.S. government does not believe that the extension of Israeli sovereignty in parts of Judea and Samaria would be illegal and that it is, in fact, permitted by President Donald Trump’s “Peace to Prosperity” plan. “Our view was that the leadership in […]

It’s the Law International law provides for Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria and the Jordan Valley. These laws include the San Remo resolution, League of Nations Covenant – Article 22, British Mandate, the Anglo-American Convention, and UN Charter Article 80.  No Law Against It There is no international law or U.S. law that impedes Israel’s […]

As usual, anti-Israel extremists, especially some on the hard left, are trying to exploit the tragic and inexcusable death of George Floyd to level their typical baseless charges against Israel. Signs and chants at several protests have either tried to blame Israel – falsely as it turns out – for training the policemen who are responsible […]

It is a real tragedy that Black Lives Matter — which has done so much good in raising awareness of police abuses — has now moved away from its central mission and has declared war against the nation state of the Jewish people. In a recently issued “platform,” more than 60 groups that form the […]

After the end of Shavuot, the holiday in which Jewish people joyfully commemorate the giving of the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai, the Jewish community of Los Angeles concluded it by the new ritual of going to clean off the hateful graffiti from their houses of worship while picking up the broken glass from the […]

ZOA President Morton A. Klein and Chair Mark Levenson, Esq. released the following statement:  ZOA strongly criticizes a dangerous letter authored by Sens. Chris Murphy (D-CT), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Tim Kaine (D-VA),signed by 19 U.S. Senators – all of them Democrats – sent to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Gantz. The letter threatens […]

Dear Provost Blake:  We write on behalf of the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), the oldest and one of the largest pro-Israel organizations in the U.S. A crucial part of our mission is fighting campus antiSemitism, including vicious anti-Israelism, which can create a hostile learning environment for Jewish students in violation of Title VI of the […]