By ZOA National President Morton A. Klein (JANUARY 1, 2023 / JPOST) The Zionist Organization of America congratulates Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his Likud party and his coalition partners on the formation of the new government. In these times, when Israeli citizens are being subjected to terror attacks perpetrated by Palestinian Arab terrorists every day, […]
By Steve Feldman, Greater Philadelphia ZOA Executive Director (DECEMBER 7, 2022 / PHILADELPHIA JEWISH EXPONENT) As any coach, athlete or sports enthusiast knows, if one is not even on the playing field, there is no chance of winning. Even if one’s opponent falls flat on their faces, the best one can hope for is a […]
(NOVEMBER 2, 2022 / NEWSWEEK) in recent weeks, we’ve seen Jew-hatred promoted by rapper and designer Ye (formerly known as Kanye West), basketball player Kyrie Irving, and the legion of ignorant haters inspired by their bigotry. On a per capita basis, Jews are the victims of more hate crimes in America than any other group; […]
By David Israel (SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 / JEWISH PRESS) Prime Minister Yair Lapid channeled Benjamin Netanyahu at his finest on Thursday night, when he delivered a well-written speech with just the right amount of strong Israel vs. threatened Israel, the Holocaust, peace in our time (ok, that was Lapid channeling his inner Shimon Peres), and the startup nation […]
By Steve Feldman (SEPTEMBER 8, 2022 / JNS) Anti-Israel “news” reports, analyses and op-eds have been routine at The Philadelphia Inquirer for more than a generation. An Aug. 23 staff-written news article about an anti-Jewish extremist who lost a job at a local school a year ago was especially egregious in its efforts to solicit […]
By Morton A. Klein, ZOA National President (August 29, 2022 / JNS) There were some good points in CNN’s recent special on antisemitism, such as a discussion of the importance of the Secure Community Network’s synagogue security training, a description of the harassment and death threats against a pro-Israel college student, and the general acknowledgment […]
By Yehuda Levi (JULY 28, 2022 / Daily Wire) President Joe Biden’s trip to Israel earlier this month featured saccharine platitudes and rote pledges of friendship and fealty, but given that Biden was spurned by the Saudis, used by the Palestinians, left Israel worse than he found it, and apparently got COVID for his trouble, […]
By Jack Wolfsohn (JULY 13, 2022 / NATIONAL REVIEW) Israeli President Isaac Herzog is slated to give President Joe Biden the Presidential Medal of Honor on Thursday, the second day of Biden’s visit to the Middle East. This seems to be more a diplomatic ploy than a legitimate reflection of how Israelis feel about Biden’s […]
The State Department Statement Also Failed to Mention the PA’s Lack of Cooperation; The Pa’s Refusal and Then Long Delay in Turning Over an Alleged Bullet By ZOA National President Morton A. Klein (JULY 10, 2022 / JPOST) The U.S. State Department’s July 4 statement wrongly asserting that an Israeli bullet was “likely responsible” for […]
By Steve Feldman, Greater Philadelphia ZOA Executive Director (JUNE 28, 2022 / JNS) What does it mean to be a Zionist today? What is it like to be a proponent of a movement, a cause, an idea that international media, Jew-haters and others want you to believe is despised throughout most of the world, even […]