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ZOA Condemns Bernie Sanders for Employing Three Hostile-To-Jews/Israel Staffers; Fire Them!

Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) criticizes 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I–VT) for employing three figures as senior staffers on his campaign, Faiz Shakir and Matthew Duss, who come with histories of involvement with anti-Semitism while both served at the left-wing think tank, the Center for American Progress (CAP), and Belén Sisa. The […]

ZOA Klein’s Letter to Haaretz: It’s Hypocritical To Condemn Far Right Otzma But Not Extremist Arab Parties

We did not come to praise Bradley Burston wonders why the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), which I head, is “defending Israel’s KKK slime?” The answer is that we’re not. At no point in our press release did we offer praise or support for Otzma Yehudit or agreement with its policies, nor would we wish to […]

ZOA’s Klein Letter in NY Jewish Week: Dr. Martin Luther King Supported Israel

Your editorial was entirely correct to point out that New York Times columnist Michelle Alexander wrongly and misleadingly invoked Martin Luther King in support of her vicious criticism of Israel, when in fact Rev. Dr. King was a staunch, principled supporter of Israel and Zionism (“Speaking Unfairly For Dr. King,” Jan. 25). Not only did […]

ZOA Urges ADL: Retract Praise for Woefully Inadequate House “Antisemitism” Resolution

Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein and Chair Mark Levenson, Esq. released the following statement: ZOA previously explained in detail that the watered-down House “Antisemitism” resolution passed yesterday fails to even mention the major antisemitism problem of violent Islamist attacks on Jews; fails to mention that Congresswomen Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Alexandrea […]

ZOA’s Klein Letter in LA Jewish Journal: Anti BDS Legislation Doesn’t Stop Freedom of Speech.

Dan Schnur is right that the legislation sponsored by Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) is constitutional and necessary (“The Right to Punish Free Speech,” Feb. 15). The Rubio-Manchin bill enables local and state governments to withhold money from those who advocate the destruction of Israel and shields such governments from retaliation from […]

ZOA Appalled: “Antisemitism” House Res. Doesn’t Mention/Condemn Rep. Omar/Tlaib’s Jew-Hatred; Instead Focuses on “Islamophobia” and White Supremacy

Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton Klein and ZOA Chair Mark Levenson, Esq. released the following statement: The woefully inadequate, watered-down, distorted, so-called “antisemitism” House resolution that passed today fails to even mention the major antisemitism problem of violent Islamist attacks on Jews, or that Congresswomen Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Alexandrea […]

ZOA: Cong. Clyburn Defends Antisemite Omar and Claims Holocaust Experiences Aren’t “Personal”

Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein, ZOA Vice Chairman Dr. Alan Mazurek, M.D., and ZOA Director of Special Project Elizabeth Berney, Esq., released the following statement:   Prominent Democratic Congressman James Clyburn (S.C.) had the gall to defend antisemitic Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) by claiming that Omar had a more “personal” and “powerful” experience […]

Transcript of ZOA President Morton Klein’s Appearance on The Mark Levin Show on March 6, 2019

Mark Levin:  Hello everybody.  Mark Levin here.  Our number – 877 381-3811.  877 381-3811. During these dark bleak times, this environment created by the Democrat party, the media and others, it’s important that we speak to people who can enlighten us, who have courage, who push back against this sort of thing. I’ve known Mort Klein for a few […]

ZOA Appalled: Toothless House Dem. Antisemitism Res. Protects/Defends Antisemites in Congress

Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein, ZOA Chairman Mark Levenson, Esq., and ZOA Director of Special Projects Elizabeth Berney, Esq. released the following statement: The House Democrats’ toothless, counterproductive, disappointing draft resolution on antisemitism, scheduled to be voted on tomorrow, sends a distressing message to American Jewry that the House Democratic leadership will do […]

Action Alert: Call Your Representative and Urge Them To Remove Anti-Semitic Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee

Please call your House members to urge them to call on Speaker Pelosi to remove anti-Semitic Rep. Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee Please call your U.S. House Members today (or as soon as you can) at 202 224-3121 and urge him/her to formally request that Speaker Nancy Pelosi remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) […]