Category Op-Ed
OP-ED Just War Is Not the Same as ‘Genocide’ — ZOA’s Dan Pollak ‘The Hill’ Op-Ed

By Dan Pollak (September 3, 2026 / The Hill) For every war, there is a legitimate debate about whether it is fought justly. But there is no legitimate debate about what constitutes genocide. The two are fundamentally different concepts. Yet critics routinely blur that distinction only when Israel is involved. The selective application of the […]

OP-ED The Latest Big Lie About Israel Is ‘Settler Violence’ — ZOA’s Adam Turner AG Op-Ed

The UN has admitted that it does not always independently confirm every detail before publication of its reports. By Adam Turner (September 1, 2026 / AG) There is a saying that “a lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes.” In other words, false information can spread […]

OP-ED Morton Klein’s USA Today Op-Ed — Israel Was Right to Reject the Dangerous 15-Point Plan

By Morton A. Klein (August 21, 2026 / USA Today) Israel was right to reject the latest 15-point plan. Not negotiate it away. Not soften it. Reject it. Israel has every right to decide what terms it will accept when its security and survival are at stake. It is also about America’s credibility, President Donald […]

OP-ED AIPAC Promotes Left-Wing Issues … and Gets Attacked by the Left — ZOA’s Morton Klein JNS Op-Ed

By Morton A. Klein (Aug. 18, 2026 / JNS) It was painful to see that in response to Thomas L. Friedman’s article in The New York Times criticizing AIPAC, the Jewish lobby group showed support for left-wing positions when, instead, strength and pride were needed. In a response to a post on X, AIPAC supported […]

OP-ED The Board of Peace Gaza Plan Could Put Israel at Greater Risk — ZOA’s Morton Klein Jerusalem Post Op-Ed

In fact, this new 15-point plan rewrites Trump’s already concerning October 2025 20-point plan to further endanger Israel and to assist Hamas and other Palestinian terror groups. By Morton A. Klein (August 5, 2026 / J POST) On Thursday, the Board of Peace announced a 15-point plan for Gaza, deceptively titled “A Roadmap for Completing […]

OP-ED Rivka Sonts — ZOA Washington Mission: Jewish Americans Press Congress on Antisemitism and Iran — Jewish Link

By Rivka Sonts Leo Terrell and ZOA National President Morton Klein at the opening reception. (June 18, 2026 / Jewish Link) One hundred fifty Jewish Americans from across the country converged on Capitol Hill last week for the Zionist Organization of America’s annual Washington Mission. Community leaders and everyday citizens, representing communities from coast to […]

OP-ED USA Today Op-Ed by ZOA’s Klein/Berney: We Cannot Accept the Deceit of Iran’s Terror Regime

By Morton A. Klein and Elizabeth Berney, Esq. (July 29, 2026 / USA Today) The Islamic Republic of Iran was born through deception. Nearly five decades later, it faces its greatest challenge because an American president has concluded that the regime’s deception can no longer be tolerated. Documents declassified in 2016 show that Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini secured power by […]

OP-ED ZOA Op-Ed: Senator Chris Van Hollen’s Shocking Antisemitic, Anti-Israel, Anti-American, Bigoted Policies and Libelous Statements

By Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) Chair Rubin Margules and National President Morton A. Klein Van Hollen falsely accuses Israel of “undermining American interests” when Israel in fact has made the Middle East safer for the U.S. by fighting America’s enemies, providing vital intelligence, and cooperating with the U.S. military. July 17, 2026 We always […]

OP-ED The United States and Zionism Have a 250-Year Relationship — ZOA Philadelphia Director Steve Feldman’s JNS Op-Ed

Zionism stands at the very heart of America’s founding and the American idea. By Steve Feldman (July 7, 2026 / JNS) As Americans celebrate the 250th anniversary of our independence, it is also fitting to celebrate Zionism, an independence movement thousands of years older that has been closely connected to the United States since the […]

OP-ED US-Iran-Lebanon Coordination Plan Sidelines Israel in Hezbollah Conflict — ZOA’s Morton Klein’s Jerusalem Post Op-Ed

Vance’s proposal isn’t “deconfliction.” Instead, it is a mechanism to limit Israel’s ability to respond while Hezbollah pursues conflict. By Morton A. Klein (June 29, 2026 / JPOST) Following the first round of negotiations in Switzerland, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry announced that “the parties [the US and Islamic Republic of Iran] agreed on the creation of […]