The ZOA is disappointed and perplexed by the pro-Israel Jewish National Fund (JNF) of Canada abruptly cancelling a scheduled speech by the extraordinarily pro-Israel presidential candidate Gov. Mike Huckabee. The Canadian Jewish News reported that Huckabee’s “Oct. 15 speaking engagement in Ottawa was cancelled following objections from the Canadian Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has condemned Zahi Khouri, CEO of Coca-Cola Palestine [sic], for urging an economic boycott of the Jewish State of Israel, which is nothing less than outright anti-Semitism, and has called upon Coca-Cola to immediately and publicly condemn and repudiate his remarks.   In a September 2014 op-ed in the […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has pointed to recent reports indicating that President Barack Obama, contrary to his explicit previous assurances, is considering waiving existing sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran for its support for terrorism, human rights abuses and ballistic missile programs. On April 2, in his defense of the impending Iran […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has praised Pope Francis for his forthright statement that “anyone who does not recognize the Jewish people and the State of Israel — and their right to exist — is guilty of anti-Semitism.” The ZOA also praised the pontiff for clarifying his earlier comment that Palestinian Authority (PA) president […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) praised U.S. Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) today for his continued leadership in fighting anti-Semitism on American college campuses. On June 5, 2015, Congressman Sherman sent a letter to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, urging the U.S. Department of Education to adopt the U.S. State Department’s definition of anti-Semitism when […]

Yesterday President Obama, our commander-in-chief, announced, “We don’t yet have a complete strategy” for defeating the terrorist Islamist group ISIS. He made the same statement last August, 2014. Surely, the Pentagon, as is their responsibility has provided the President various option papers on how to destroy this murderous and expanding ISIS. There are even reports […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) criticized today’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, which invalidated a 2002 federal law permitting Jerusalem-born Americans to list “Israel” as their birthplace on their passports.  In a 6-3 vote, the Court concluded that the President has the exclusive power to grant formal recognition to a foreign sovereign, and […]

T he Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) is shocked and deeply critical of President Barack Obama’s recent statement, in an interview on Israeli TV, that military action against Iran would be ineffective in preventing Iran from becoming a nuclear power. This statement contradicts his repeated commitments since before becoming president that “all options are on […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) condemns the shameful treatment and threats that Moroccan authorities and spectators meted out this past weekend to the Israeli judo team at the World Masters Judo Tournament in Rabat, Morocco, a qualifying event for the 2016 Olympic Games to be held in Rio de Janeiro.    When the seven-member […]

  The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) strongly praises University of California (UC) President Janet Napolitano, former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security and former Governor of Arizona, for personally agreeing with the U.S. Department of State’s definition of anti-Semitism, and for agreeing that the UC Regents should adopt the definition.  The State Department recognizes that […]