Morton A. Klein, president of the Zionist Organization of America(ZOA) released the following statement: The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) strongly condemns Secretary of State John Kerry for claiming that some terrorism against innocent civilians is legitimate and has an understandable rationale. ZOA demands that Kerry retract and apologize for his abhorrent and absurd claim.   […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has criticized the Obama Administration, following a disclosure from the State Department revealing that the United States supports the recent European Union (EU) decision to start labeling Israeli products produced in Judea/Samaria. The EU is set to label such produce as ‘Israeli settlement product,’ rather than ‘Made in Israel,’ […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has praised Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO) for authoring letters to the European Union’s (EU) foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, urging the EU to not implement additional labeling requirements for Israeli goods imported into Europe.  ZOA also praised House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) today condemned the European Union (EU)’s decision to label products manufactured in Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, a move which gives aid and comfort to the anti-Semitic Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions (BDS) movement. BDS, as openly admitted by its founders, aims for Israel’s delegitimization and eventual elimination, while […]

Morton A Klein, National President, Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), has released the following statement: The ZOA mourns the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister, Yitzhak Rabin, on the 20th anniversary of his murder. His murder on the night of November 4, 1995, shocked Israel, and indeed the world. Mr. Rabin initiated the Oslo peace process, […]

October 30, 2015 VIA EMAIL AND FIRST-CLASS MAIL Chancellor Nicholas B. Dirks University of California, Berkeley Office of the Chancellor 200 California Hall # 1500 Berkeley, CA  94720-1500 Dear Chancellor Dirks: 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 […]

Morton A. Klein, president of The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) and Elizabeth Berney, Esq., Director of Special Projects released the following statement: In the midst of a wave of Palestinian Arabs’ daily stabbing, shooting and car attacks against innocent Jewish civilians, American television network ABC has now added fuel to the fire.  On October […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has condemned the sinister UNESCO resolution declaring the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron and Rachel’s Tomb in Bethlehem to be Muslim sites, while making no mention of these being Jewish sites. The UNESCO resolution called both sites “an integral part of Palestine.” This is a very dangerous and frightening development […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has expressed satisfaction at the deletion of a clause in an Arab-sponsored resolution that sought to assert the false claim that “the Buraq Plaza [i.e., Kotel Hama’aravi, the Western Wall, the remainder of the retainer wall that once surrounded the Jewish temples in antiquity] is an integral part of […]

Morton A. Klein, President of the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), released the following statement: President Obama’s false anti-Israel statements and lies made at a press conference on Friday, October 16, are disgraceful. He actually falsely blamed Israel for committing violence, incitement and changing the Temple Mount’s status quo. First, Obama shockingly blamed Israelis for […]