The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) today criticized the false statements made about the ZOA by Jonathan Greenblatt, the National Director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), in an article published by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency on August 5, 2016.  Attempting to fend off criticism from the ZOA, the Jerusalem Post’s Isi Leibler and others within […]

Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein issued the following release: It is deeply disappointing that the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and ADL’s CEO Jonathan Greenblatt are still continuing to misleadingly promote the Black Lives Matter movement (#BLM) in statements and in ADL’s “lesson plans,” “curriculum resources” and “family discussion guides” aimed at impressionable […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has praised recent laws passed by the Knesset in Jerusalem that would lead to the ouster of Members of the Knesset (MKs) who declare support for terrorism or racism, penalizes desecration of the Israeli flag and obliges non-Governmental organizations (NGOs) to reveal their sources of foreign government funding if […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has condemned the Obama Administration statement issued this week by State Department spokesman John Kirby which blasted the mere announcement of new housing construction plans for Jewish neighborhoods in eastern Jerusalem as “corrosive” to the cause of peace in his press statement. It is anti-Semitic to demand that no […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has condemned the vile and deeply disturbing burning of U.S. and Israeli flags outside the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia by a mob shouting “intifada” or terror war against Israeli Jews, and called upon Democratic leaders to publicly condemn these acts.  According to reports, […]

It’s wrong for the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) to have failed to condemn as blatant anti-Semitism Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA)’s “termites” label for Jews living in Judea/Samaria.  It’s also wrong for the ADL to have accepted Johnson’s phony apology “tweet.”  Congressman Johnson merely tweeted: “Poor choice of words – apologies for offense.  Point is settlement activity […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has pointed to a new investigative study by Israeli journalists into the claims made by the NGO, Breaking the Silence, showing that, of 10 recent claims of beating and shooting of innocents allegedly committed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) , two were outright lies, two others were exaggerated, […]

Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein released the following statement: ZOA sends our heartfelt condolences to the families of the 84 innocent people, including 15 children, who were murdered in the truck attack in Nice, France yesterday by radical Islamist Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel.   ZOA also sends our prayers for recovery to the 188 […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has praised the passage by the Knesset in Jerusalem of the Transparency Law, which requires Israeli Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) to disclose sources of funding from foreign governments.    Under the law, nonprofit organizations and public benefit companies that receive a majority of their funding from foreign government sources are […]

July 8, 2016 VIA EMAIL Andrew Hamilton, President New York University 70 Washington Square South New York, NY  10012 Dear President Hamilton: 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., whose leaders have included U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis, […]